Euphoria is officially back with a third season after numerous production delays.
The Emmy-winning HBO series is set to begin filming in January 2025, and all of the main cast members, including Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney, are expected to return.
Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films, confirmed the news Friday via Variety.
“I’m thrilled that we’re set to begin production on Euphoria in January. We couldn’t be happier with our creative partnership with Sam and this incredible cast,” she said.
Orsi added: “We look forward to bringing this new season of Euphoria to life for fans.”
Euphoria season 3 is confirmed to begin filming in January 2025 with the entire main cast returning, including Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney (pictured)
The future of Euphoria has seemed up in the air for years, with many of its main characters having risen to stardom during the drama series’ hiatus since 2022.
The show’s future seemed up in the air for years, with many of its core cast members rising to stardom during the drama series’ hiatus from 2022.
The third season of the teen drama series will also see the return of Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer.
Warner Bros. Discovery executives Casey Bloys and JB Perrette said Variety Last month it was said that there would possibly be a time jump in the narrative, and that showrunner Sam Levinson is currently figuring it out.
The HBO CEO explained: “Sam is working on it. There’s been a lot of back and forth… One of the things I think Sam is thinking about is that he doesn’t want it to be set in high school anymore. That’s where it was set and what made sense at the time.”
“So when you get him out of there, there’s a lot of back and forth about where to set it and how far into the future and all that. But I think he’s got an idea that he’s excited about and he’s busy writing.”
In March, it was reported that the third season of the hit series had been delayed due to the schedules of the show’s in-demand cast members.
Warner Bros. Discovery execs Casey Bloys and JB Perrette revealed the most encouraging update yet on Euphoria’s return in an interview with Variety published Tuesday; Jacob Elordi is pictured
The acclaimed HBO show had been hit by claims that its third season had been cancelled, but a spokesperson confirmed the network is committed to moving forward with the show.
Scripts for the third season are currently being written.
An HBO spokesperson told Variety: ‘HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to delivering an outstanding third season.
‘In the meantime, we are allowing our highly sought-after cast to pursue other opportunities.’
The first two seasons of showrunner Levinson’s edgy series also starred Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, the late Angus Cloud, Barbie Ferreira and Dominic Fike.
Euphoria’s second season premiered in 2022 and received critical and audience acclaim. A third season was confirmed to have been greenlit in February 2022; HBO announced last year that the third and final season would air in 2025.
The production of the third season was delayed due to the now-resolved WGA strike and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Creator Sam Levinson and Zendaya’s busy schedules also contributed to the delay.
Zendaya has played drug-addicted teen Rue since Euphoria debuted on HBO in 2019.
The show’s first season ran for eight episodes and was followed by a pair of specials released in 2020 and 2021.
Eric Dane, Storm Reid, Colman Domingo, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams and Nika King also star in the drama.
Meanwhile, the show’s stars have become big stars in the world of cinema. Zendaya recently starred in the hit film Dune 2 alongside Timothee Chalamet, while Elordi directed the films Priscilla and Saltburn.