The HBO Original drama Euphoria returns for its long-awaited third season on Sunday, April 12, airing from 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and streaming on HBO Max. New episodes will debut weekly.
Created, written, directed, and executive produced by Sam Levinson, the eight-episode season continues the series’ run as one of HBO’s most-watched titles ever. The first two seasons earned 25 Emmy nominations, including nine wins, cementing the show’s status as both a cultural lightning rod and a critical heavyweight.
A More Existential Turn
Season three shifts its focus inward and outward simultaneously. The official logline reads: A group of childhood friends wrestle with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil. It signals a more philosophical chapter as the characters move beyond high school and into a more volatile, morally complex world. Watch the trailer below:
Series regulars include Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Toby Wallace.
Returning guest stars include Colman Domingo, Dominic Fike, Nika King, and Alanna Ubach, among others. Season three also introduces an expansive slate of new guest stars, including Sharon Stone, ROSALÍA, Danielle Deadwyler, Marshawn Lynch, Natasha Lyonne, Eli Roth, Asante Blackk, and Kadeem Hardison, underscoring the show’s continued pull across film, music, and pop culture.
Pushing Television Craft Forward
Visually, season three raises the bar yet again. The new episodes were shot on a brand-new KODAK motion picture film stock, using both 35mm and 65mm formats. Levinson collaborated closely with Emmy-winning cinematographer Marcell Rév and Kodak to commercialize the stock, making Euphoria the first narrative television series to shoot a significant volume in 65mm.
The result is a larger, more immersive image designed to mirror the characters’ transition into adulthood and the wider, messier world beyond adolescence.
Produced in partnership with A24, Euphoria continues to blur the line between prestige television and cinematic storytelling, a strategy that has defined the series since its debut and shows no signs of slowing down in season three.
Season three of Euphoria premieres April 12 on HBO and HBO Max.
The Geek is a working screenwriter, director and screenwriting instructor.
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