Season 3 of Zendaya’s hit series Euphoria is coming to an end.
The HBO series, which premiered in 2019, originally followed troubled high school student Rue (Zendaya) as she struggled to remain sober after rehab, and also unpacked the complicated lives of those around her. Euphoria was quickly renewed for a second season after its premiere, but it took nearly three years for the episodes to air.
The wait between season 2 to season 3 was even longer due to scheduling conflicts, industry strikes, a time jump in the plot and other obligations.
Creator Sam Levinson’s commitment to his short-lived series The Idol and the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes led to season 3 being dragged out. The show officially returned in 2026 with Rue getting caught up in the world of drug trafficking, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) turning to OnlyFans to make money while her husband, Nate (Jacob Elordi), is pushed to the brink over the debt he owes to some dangerous people.
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Before Euphoria wrapped up its third season, Levinson wouldn’t directly confirm — or deny — what is to come for the show.
“[I write] every season like it’s the last season,” he told Variety in April. “[I have] no plans [for season 4].”
He continued: “I want to finish this as strong as I can. I’m cutting [episodes] 7 and 8 still. I’m putting some finishing touches. I just want to deliver a f**king slam dunk season.”
Keep scrolling for everything to know about Euphoria’s season 3 finale:
When Does the ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Finale Air?
The season 3 finale airs Sunday, May 31, on HBO at 9 p.m. ET.
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What Is the ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Finale About?
According to the synopsis, the finale picks up “amid the ruins of her own choices” as Rue “reckons with an agonizing past trying to reach her Promised Land.”
Has ‘Euphoria’ Been Renewed for Season 4?
HBO hasn’t officially confirmed Euphoria’s future but Zendaya was asked on The Drew Barrymore Show in April if the series is coming to end. “I think so, yeah,” she said when Barrymore asked if it was the final season. “That closure is coming.”
Could Someone Die in the Season 3 Finale?
Ahead of the finale, viewers were shocked when Nate (Jacob Elordi) was killed off the show.
“It’s a bittersweet thing,” Elordi said in a segment that aired after the May episode. “This show is a massive part of — not just my career — but my life. It’s been amazing and I’m so proud of being a part of this.”
Going into the last episode of season 3, no one is safe and everyone’s character’s life hangs in the balance.
