Euphoria’s Season 3 is underway however delayed, HBO instructed Selection.
An HBO spokesperson instructed the outlet that Season 3’s scripts had been underneath building. Nonetheless, the sequence’ in-demand stars, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi, are ready to pursue different alternatives.
“HBO and Sam Levinson stay dedicated to creating an distinctive third season,” an HBO spokesperson mentioned. “Within the interim, we’re permitting our in-demand forged to pursue different alternatives.”
Elordi, Zendaya and Sweeney’s rank climb and busy schedules as a consequence of extra provides are a few of the causes the present’s third season was delayed, however different elements additionally performed a job.
For starters, the delay was pushed by the demise of castmate Angus Cloud, who portrayed drug vendor Fez, in July 2023, however so was the Hollywood writers’ strike.
Season 2 premiered in January 2022, and followers questioned why the third season hadn’t come to fruition, resulting in rumors concerning the cancellation of the sequence. In November 2023, HBO shut down all of the cancellation speculations, confirming that Season 3 was on the way in which and is predicted to premiere in 2025.
Euphoria viewers weren’t alone in questioning about Season 3. Actress and comic Nika King did a comedy set through which she declared that Season 3’s uncertainty brought on her to be six months behind on lease.
“Season 3 is popping out. I don’t fucking know. Don’t ask me. I don’t know,” King, who performed Rue’s (Zendaya) mom, mentioned, in accordance with MadameNoire. “I don’t know. It’s a kind of issues. Individuals are like, ‘We want Season 3.’ I’m like, fuck, I want Season 3! I haven’t paid my lease in six months. Zendaya’s over in Paris at Style Week, and I’m like, ‘Bitch, come residence! I want you! Mama wants you.”
Though King’s feedback elicited laughter, she claimed her monetary struggles weren’t a laughing matter.
“I haven’t booked nothing since Euphoria. That is some bullshit. I believed my profession was on the rise after Euphoria. I believed I used to be good,” King mentioned. “It don’t work that method. I referred to as Taraji [P. Henson] and he or she was like, ‘Bitch, get used to it.’”
King performed Rue Bennett’s mom, who struggled to dad or mum her drug-addicted teenager. However stories surfaced claiming Levinson has plans to set Season 3 sooner or later since a lot time has handed, which means the youngsters could be experiencing early maturity to make the intercourse and medicines theme much less risqué.
To this point, there’s no particular launch date.