HBO renews Euphoria for a third season
The Zendaya-led series has become a major hit for HBO
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HBO has renewed Euphoria for a third season. It’s not surprising, since the show, created by Sam Levinson, has become a major hit for HBO. Zendaya also won an Emmy for her starring role as Rue, a 17-year-old drug addict, in season one, and the second season is currently airing.
“Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken season two to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president, HBO Programming, said in a statement. “We couldn’t be more honored to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into Season 3.” According to HBO, the season two premiere is the most watched episode in the history of HBO Max (RIP HBO Go and HBO Now), with 14 million viewers. They also said that episode was the “number one most social premium cable episode” since the Game Of Thrones finale in 2019.
The show also stars Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi, Barbie Ferreira, Storm Reid, Dominic Fike, and Eric Dane. After season one, the show also aired two specials to bridge the gap to the second season. It’s not clear if they plan to do so again before the third season.
The season two finale will air on February 27. Some fans have worried that the most recent episode hinted that Rue, who was sober in season one but has been dealing with a drug relapse in season two, will die. It seems unlikely HBO would greenlight another season of the show without Zendaya, but anything is possible.
Euphoria has made stars of its young cast, so it’ll be interesting to see when they fit shooting season three into their busy schedules. Zendaya is set to play the late Ronnie Spector in an upcoming biopic, Sydney Sweeney will star in the films Silver Star and National Anthem, and Barbie Ferreira will appear in the upcoming Jordan Peele film Nope.
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Pleased to announce I’m joining the cast as the one student who actually graduates. On his first day, he goes to class one time and that’s enough to get valedictorian.
Thank you for protecting the environment, by recycling a joke concept that’s been in circulation for as long as there have been teen melodramas on TV.
You’re welcome. I just hate that it took you away from doing the important work: commenting on a Friday night about whether poppy seeds lead to failed drug tests.
what is the joke here, that they never go to class? We’ve seen them in class. But not often, because noone gives a shit about that.
I heard in season 3 these contemporary youths will actually start listening to contemporary hip hop.
That doesnt seem like it would fit in with their plans, musically. They have two modes, so far, as far as ive seen: (although its been a long time since i watched season 1)-old people music, and obscure electronic music nobody knows.
It’s gonna be the big middle season shakeup like when Valerie replaced Brenda on 90210.
I do watch it but only for fez/fes and the new intersection with the father. All the rest of the characters are hyper boring eespecially rue who is always, just high. I will give one other credit and that’s the cinematography or set design, very original at times.
Noone would watch this show without Zendaya. I wasnt on her side at first-all i knew about her was that she was a Disney tv star, and i assumed she sucked. But after watching her on this show im a big fan.
While I really, really like Zendaya/Rue, the new characters they have been focusing on this season are very interesting. Elliot and Fezco both could carry their own show.
Euphoria – Season 3: The Fezco ChroniclesI’m down.