When is the new season of 'Euphoria' out? Plus 5 things we know about it
More than three years later it's finally coming back.
It's been nearly four years since we last saw Rue (Zendaya) and the rest of the Euphoria group on our screens, but now it has finally been confirmed when the show is returning for season three in 2026 and we've got all the details you need to know about the new season.
Euphoria began in 2019 as a series about a group of high schoolers in the fictional town of East Highland in California and their struggles with drugs, alcohol, body image, family, love and relationships.
The last series was released in January 2022, so it's safe to say we've been waiting a long time for this. And after years of waiting the series will now be set five years on from where we last saw the characters. So what has the future held for Rue, Cassie, Maddy, Nate and Lexi? Here's everything we know so far about season three.
When is Euphoria season 3 coming out?
It was officially confirmed on 3 December 2025, that Euphoria season three will be arriving on screens in April 2026.
The announcement was made on the official Euphoria Instagram page which showed a picture of Zendaya as Rue sat in a car, with the caption: "Let’s ride. April 2026."
Who is in the cast for Euphoria season 3?
The majority of the main cast will be returning for the third season, including:
- Zendaya as Rue
- Hunter Schafer as Jules
- Maude Apatow as Lexi
- Alexa Demi as Maddy
- Jacob Elordi as Nate
- Sydney Sweeney as Cassie
- Eric Dane as Cal
- Colman Domingo as Ali
- Dominic Fike as Elliot
- Martha Kelly as Laurie
- Chloe Cherry as Faye
- Nika King as Leslie
- Alanna Ubach as Suze
- Daeg Faerch as Mitch
- Melvin Bonez Estes as Bruce
- Paula Marshall as Marsha
- Sophia Rose Wilson as Barbara
- Zak Steiner as Aaron
This season will also see a number of exciting new faces added to the cast including Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Trisha Paytas, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler, Eli Roth and Marshawn Lynch.
There will also be Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Toby Wallace, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Kadeem Hardison, Priscilla Delgado, James Landry Hébert, Anna Van Patten, Asante Blackk, Bella Podaras, Bill Bodner, Cailyn Rice, Colleen Camp, Gideon Adlon, Hemky Madera, Homer Gere, Jack Topalian, Jessica Blair Herman, Kwame Patterson, Madison Thompson, Matthew Willig, Rebecca Pidgeon and Sam Trammell joining the cast.
Who is not returning for Euphoria season 3?
While much of the main cast is returning for the third season of Euphoria, there are some faces we sadly won't be seeing on our screen, such as Angus Cloud who played Fezco in the series, who passed away in July 2023.
Also not returning are Storm Reid, who played Rue's younger sister Gia. Barbie Ferrera who played Kat in the first two series announced she was departing from the show after the second season aired. Algee Smith who played Chris and Austin Abrams who played Ethan are also not returning for the next season.
What is going to happen in Euphoria season 3?
Following the announcement of the release date, the series creator Sam Levinson gave some major details about all the plots of the upcoming season.
The show will be set five years on from where we last saw the characters in 2022, when they were still in high school and a lot has changed for these characters.
Rue will be south of the border in Mexico and is in debt to Laurie and trying to come up with ways to pay off that debt.
Cassie and Nate are now engaged and living in the suburbs. Cassie is going to be addicted to social media and keeping up with what her former classmates are up to. Sam Levinson also confirmed we will see Cassie and Nate get married and that it will be "an unforgettable night.”
Elsewhere Jules will be in art school, Maddy will be working for a talent agency in Hollywood and Lexi is an assistant to a showrunner, who will be played by Sharon Stone.
Levinson said the series is the "best" yet and now we're counting down the days until it lands on our screens.
Euphoria will be released in April 2026
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