Euphoria Season 3 is officially underway at HBO, with the long-awaited third season of the hit HBO drama preparing to begin filming.
According to a recent report from Variety, the long-delayed Euphoria Season 3 will begin filming in January 2025, with the entire list of principal cast members returning to the project. This includes the likes of Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow, and more.
In a statement on the news, HBO Programming Executive Vice President and head of HBO Drama Series and Films Francesca Orsi praised the news and said the studio was very excited to get back to work.
“I am thrilled that we are ready to begin production on ‘Euphoria’ in January. 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,” said Orsi.
Euphoria Season 3 development has had some bumps in the road
Initially, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, and the rest of the cast of Euphoria were set to begin filming on Season 3 this past spring, but HBO announced earlier this year that it had postponed production, with stars told to pursue other opportunities while creator Sam Levinson worked on the third season.
Shortly after the postponement, reports began to surface that people at HBO were unsure if a third season would ever happen due to the different visions that the creative team for the show had.
According to reports from Variety, early drafts of Season 3 stories were seen as unsatisfying to HBO, with Levinson’s original vision for the new series featuring a five-year time jump. HBO was reportedly happy with the storylines given to Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi’s characters in the early drafts; however, the company took issue with Zendaya’s proposed character arc, which saw her working as a private detective.
(Source: Variety)
