The long wait is finally over — and if the first trailer is any indication, Season 3 of Euphoria is about to be a full-body experience.
After four years off the air, HBO has officially dropped the first look at the long-awaited third season, and it’s clear the series isn’t easing its way back in. The trailer teases a darker, more cinematic chapter that feels restless, volatile, and spiritually loaded from the jump — the kind of season that keeps you on edge from the first frame to the final episode.
HBO has set the Season 3 premiere for Sunday, April 12, airing from 9–10 p.m. ET/PT, with new episodes dropping weekly on Sunday nights.
A Time Jump — and Higher Stakes
Created, written, and directed by Sam Levinson, the eight-episode season introduces a significant time jump, moving the characters out of high school and into a messier, more exposed phase of adulthood. This chapter centers on faith, redemption, and moral reckoning — with the show leaning fully into questions of belief, consequence, and the cost of survival.
The trailer opens with Rue’s voice reflecting on life after high school and the unexpected return of faith — a theme that pulses throughout the footage. From there, Euphoria wastes no time reminding viewers that growth doesn’t mean peace.
Where Everyone Landed
Zendaya returns as Rue Bennett, now five years removed from where we last left her. The trailer places Rue in Mexico, still very much entangled in the dangerous debt she owes Laurie (played by Martha Kelly), while hinting at an even larger threat looming in the drug world.
Cassie and Nate’s relationship remains combustible — and complicated. Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi appear engaged, but the tension hasn’t softened. Cassie’s new OnlyFans-era hustle only adds fuel to an already volatile dynamic.
Jules, played by Hunter Schafer, is in art school, grappling with ambition, fear, and avoidance, while Maddy (Alexa Demie) is navigating Hollywood from inside a talent agency, surrounded by transactional relationships and unspoken rules.
Lexi (Maude Apatow) lands behind the scenes, working as an assistant to a showrunner portrayed by Sharon Stone — a move that feels both meta and quietly loaded.
And Ali (Colman Domingo) remains a grounding presence in Rue’s life, with Season 3 finally diving deeper into his backstory and faith journey.
A Stacked Cast — New and Returning
Returning and new series regulars for season 3 include Eric Dane, Chloë Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Toby Wallace, while returning guest stars include Dominic Fike, Nika King, Alanna Ubach, Sophia Rose Wilson, Melvin “Bonez” Estes, Paula Marshall, Zak Steiner, Daeg Faerch, and Marsha Gambles.
Season 3 also expands the Euphoria universe with an extensive slate of new guest stars, including Rosalía, Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne, Marshawn Lynch, Asante Blackk, Kadeem Hardison, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Eli Roth, Gideon Adlon, Hemky Madera, Sam Trammell, Trisha Paytas, Vinnie Hacker, Bella Podaras, Priscilla Delgado, Jeff Wahlberg, Meredith Mickelson, James Landry Hébert, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Tyler Lawrence Gray, among others.
Notably, Storm Reid’s Gia will not appear this season, and Barbie Ferreira’s Kat remains absent following her previously announced exit.
Bigger Than Television
Visually, Euphoria is pushing its ambition even further. Season 3 was shot on new Kodak motion picture film stock in both 35mm and 65mm, making it the first narrative television series to shoot a substantial amount in 65mm. The expanded image mirrors the characters’ transition into a wider, more dangerous world — one with fewer safety nets and higher consequences.
Production wrapped in Los Angeles with the help of a $19.4 million California tax credit, and HBO has positioned this season as the expected conclusion of the series.
As Domingo recently hinted, this season isn’t just bigger — it’s more cinematic than ever.
After four years away, Euphoria isn’t trying to recreate what it was. Season 3 looks like it’s here to interrogate who these characters have become — and whether faith, redemption, or survival is even possible once the damage is done.
Watch the trailer above.