“Euphoria” Season 3 has been delayed at HBO.
“HBO and Sam Levinson stay dedicated to creating an distinctive third season,” an HBO spokesperson advised Selection. “Within the interim, we’re permitting our in-demand forged to pursue different alternatives.”
The scripts for Season 3 are nonetheless being written. The information comes after a report that the present’s third season has been scrapped solely.
Manufacturing on the present’s third season had lengthy been delayed, partly because of the Hollywood strikes and the July 2023 loss of life of Angus Cloud, who performed native drug seller Fez. The present has additionally launched most of its forged — together with Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney and Hunter Schafer — into the higher echelon of Hollywood, making it tougher to coordinate manufacturing schedules.
In November 2023, HBO confirmed that the present’s third season was anticipated to premiere in 2025, that means there could be a minimum of a three-year hole between seasons since Season 2 debuted in January 2022. As a result of size of time in between seasons, rumors had been swirling that Season 3 would happen after a five-year time leap.
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in January, Elordi joked that Season 3 must happen sooner or later, in any other case it might “look like a bizarre bit.”
“I hope it’s quickly, or they’re going to must Benjamin Button me or one thing,” he stated. “I’m going to have a foul again strolling down the hallway, you realize?”
“Euphoria” additionally stars Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Nika King, Storm Reid, Colman Domingo and Austin Abrams. It follows Rue (Zendaya), a teenage drug addict as she struggles to remain sober and readjust to highschool after rehab. Although the present has garnered reward for its performances — Zendaya has received two Emmys for her portrayal of Rue — it has additionally generated backlash over its sexual content material and portrayal of drug use.