“Euphoria” has misplaced one other main forged member for Season 3.
Storm Reid, who performed Zendaya’s on-screen sister Gia Bennett, introduced that she’s not returning to the HBO teen drama collection.
“I’m very excited for Season 3. Unfortunately, Gia’s not returning to the third season, but I am so so indebted to the cast and the crew of that show, to HBO,” the 21-year-old actress informed Rotten Tomatoes on the Governors Awards crimson carpet on Sunday.
“Euphoria’s a really special thing and I’m so glad that that’s a part of my legacy and that I was a part of such a cultural phenomenon,” Reid continued. “I’m forever grateful, forever indebted.”
“And I can’t wait to see what Season 3 has in store. I’m very excited,” she added.
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Reid starred within the first two seasons of “Euphoria” which aired in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Final yr, she gained an Emmy Award for her visitor position in HBO’s “The Last Of Us.”
“Euphoria” has been on a protracted hiatus. Delays had been attributable to the 2023 Writers Guild of America and Display Actors Guild-American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists strikes in Hollywood, in addition to scheduling conflicts among the many star-studded forged.
Nonetheless, HBO has confirmed that manufacturing on Season 3 is about to start in January.
After Season 2, Barbie Ferreira, who performed Kat Hernandez, introduced that she was leaving the present. Information of her exit got here after HBO denied the experiences of a “toxic” office atmosphere.
Ferriera, 27, mentioned on a podcast final yr that it was a “mutual decision” for her to go away the collection earlier than Season 3, explaining that Kat’s character arc had run its course.
One other “Euphoria” forged member who gained’t be in Season 3 is Angus Cloud, who died in July 2023 on the age of 25. His dying was dominated an unintentional overdose because of the mixed results of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepine.
Cloud performed native drug vendor Fezco on the present.
Zendaya and her co-stars Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane and Colman Domingo are all anticipated to be within the new season.
“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,” Francesca Orsi, government vice chairman of HBO programming and head of HBO drama collection and movies, mentioned in an announcement in July.
“We look forward to bringing this new season of ‘Euphoria’ to life for the fans,” Orsi added.
Simply final week, HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed the present remains to be on monitor to start filming within the new yr.
“Nothing has changed,” Bloys informed The Hollywood Reporter. “We are happy. We’re moving ahead. It’s eight episodes.”
“Euphoria” Season 3 doesn’t have a premiere date.