After a very long hiatus between seasons, HBO‘s Euphoria is preparing to head back into production.
Filming on the Sam Levinson-created drama’s third season is slated to begin in January 2025 — just about three years after the premiere of season two. HBO says all of the principal cast, inlcuding Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer, is set to return.
“I am thrilled that we are ready to begin production on Euphoria in January,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vp HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films. “We could not be happier with our creative partnership with Sam and this incredible cast. We look forward to bringing this new season of Euphoria to life for the fans.”
HBO hasn’t set an airdate, but it’s unlikely that Euphoria would be ready to go before late next year, which would mean a gap of up to four years between seasons. The dual writers and actors strikes of 2023 meant no work on the show, and filming was further put on hold in March to allow Levinson more time to work on scripts.
Whenever the series does return, it’s likely to move the show’s core cast past high school. Sources told The Hollywood Reporter in March that season three will likely feature a time jump, and conversations between Levinson and HBO about just how far ahead to land the story had a hand in delaying filming.
At the time, HBO also said it would allow cast members — several of whom have burgeoning careers spurred in part by the series — to “pursue other opportunities” during the hiatus. Cast member Nika King joked about the long delay in a stand-up comedy appearance — “Season three is coming out — I don’t fucking know. Don’t ask me, I don’t know,” she deadpanned — and went viral on social media.
When it last aired, Euphoria was one of HBO’s most popular series. Season two averaged better than 16 million viewers across all platforms in the 90 days after its premiere, which at the time was second only to Game of Thrones among the network’s series (Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and The Last of Us have since surpassed that figure).
