Yeah Euphoria Whether it will return for a fourth season remains truly uncertain, but signs from its biggest star suggest the show may have run its course.
Zendaya, who plays Rue Bennett and serves as executive producer on HBO dramawas asked directly in The Drew Barrymore Show in April if the third season would be the last.
“I think so, yes,” she replied. “That closure is coming.” She reflected on what the show has meant to her personally.
“She opened my heart. Rue taught me a lot about empathy and redemption. She taught me a lot and I’m so grateful for all of that.”
The show’s creator, Sam Levinson, has said he has “no plans” for a fourth season, although he acknowledged that he writes “each season as if it were the last,” leaving the door ajar.
HBO is taking a similar wait-and-see approach.
CEO Casey Bloys said Deadline in January that the network needs to understand what Levinson wants to do next before any decisions can be made.
“I don’t know exactly what he wants to do next, so it will be a conversation with him,” Bloys said.
Several cast members are deferring completely to Levinson.
Sydney Sweeney said Variety in October that she would return “if there are more stories to tell within our characters’ worlds,” adding simply, “I love Cassie.”
Jessica Blair Herman, who joined the cast for season three, expressed the same sentiment.
“It’s up to Sam. He has this vision and wherever it takes him, it takes him. And if you’re lucky to be a part of it, then it’s a dream come true.”
One cast member, however, won’t be returning regardless of what happens.
Jacob Elordi’s character Nate was killed off in the penultimate episode of the third season, ending his career on the show.
Calling the ending “bittersweet,” Elordi said, “This show is a huge part of not only my career, but my life. It’s been incredible and I’m so proud to be a part of it.”
The widened gap between seasons two and three was partly due to the 2023 writers and actors strikes, but it also reflected something more personal.
The show lost Angus Cloud to an accidental overdose in 2023, and Eric Dane passed away from ALS shortly before the third season premiere.
Levinson said he wanted to “make a big deal” of a final season in his honor, adding, “I want to finish this as strong as I can.”
It remains to be seen if that ending is truly final. But for now, the question of Euphoria’s future depends entirely on one man.
