A Grammy Award-winning star is the latest celebrity joining the cast of the third season of HBO’s Euphoria.
Filming for the much-delayed season finally got underway this week with series regulars and breakout stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi returning.
The upcoming season will leap frog in time and see the gang now out of high school – with singer Rosalia, 32, joining the line-up.
‘If there’s anything that excites me as much as finding a good melody or a good lyric, it’s becoming a better performer every day,’ she said in a statement to Deadline.
‘Euphoria has been my favorite series of the last few years and I couldn’t be happier and more grateful to be acting alongside all these colleagues that I admire so much and contributing my “granito de arena” to bring Sam’s vision to reality.
‘I can’t wait to share what we’re doing!!! Besitos, Rosi,’ Rosalia shared.
A Grammy Award winning star is the latest celebrity joining the cast of the third season of HBO’s Euphoria – pictured lead stars Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya
Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane; Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow are also returning as series regulars.
Colman Domingo will return as a guest star while Storm Reid and Barbie Ferriera will be departing the show.
Former professional football player Marshawn Lynch and Kadeem Hardison are also joining the cast of Euphora.
Hardison previously worked with Zendaya, who played his daughter in the Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover from 2015 to 2018.
‘I was over the moon when I heard the news that I booked it. It’s amazing to be back on set with Z.
‘She and I formed a tight friendship while shooting K.C. Undercover and we’ve stayed close, so this is truly special,’ Hardison said in a statement to the outlet.
‘Sam, Ashley, the entire cast and crew have all been great to work with and we’re all very happy to be shooting it here in LA, especially after the travesty that thousands here just experienced,’ he said, referring to the LA fires that ripped through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of the city.
‘Our hearts go out to everyone affected and here’s to hoping more productions follow suit and come back to Los Angeles to shoot,’ he added.
Grammy winning singer Rosalia, 32, will make her debut in the show – Seen here in 2024
Euphoria, a gritty tale about a teen addict and her peers as they navigate through love, loss, sex, and addiction premiered on HBO in June 2019
The show then faced delays due to the Covid pandemic, resulting in the second season being delayed until January 2022
‘If there’s anything that excites me as much as finding a good melody or a good lyric, it’s becoming a better performer every day,’ Rosalia said. Seen here in 2024
Lynch also shared an enthusiastic statement, ‘I’m hella juiced about the show and getting a chance to work with the people in front and behind the camera.’
He added: ‘At the end of the day, I’m just thankful for the opportunity.’
It was initially reported that Dominic Fike was not returning after he was left out of HBO’s online release, but his future on the show is unclear as of this writing.
Algee Smith and Nika King will not be reprising their roles in Euphoria for the next instalment.
This means that Zendaya’s Rue will be without her mother and sister Gia ( played by Storm Reid).
Angus Cloud, who starred as drug dealer Fezco, passed away from an accidental drug overdose in July 2023 aged 25.
Euphoria, a gritty tale about a teen addict and her peers as they navigate through love, loss, sex, and addiction premiered on HBO in June 2019.
‘Euphoria has been my favorite series of the last few years and I couldn’t be happier and more grateful to be acting alongside all these colleagues that I admire so much.’ Seen here in 2024
Euphoria was renewed for a third season in 2022 but production was halted due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, unexpected deaths of cast and crew and stars’ busy schedules
The show then faced delays due to the Covid pandemic, resulting in the second season being delayed until January 2022.
While Euphoria was renewed for a third season the following month, production was halted due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, and the unexpected deaths of Cloud and executive producer Kevin Turen.
The busy schedules of Zendaya, Sweeney and Elordi further complicated things with scheduling.
Euphoria is created, written, directed and executive produced by Sam Levinson for A24 and is one of the most watched series in HBO’s history.
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