Award winning TV show with A-list Hollywood star gives huge update after agonising THREE year wait for new series
AWARD winning TV show Euphoria has shared a huge new update after a long three-year wait for its highly anticipated third season.
HBO have given fans a sneak peek by releasing a photo of the show’s lead character, sparking anticipation for what’s to come.
Season three will jump forward in time, with the actress returning to play fan-favourite character Rue Bennett.
After a reported string of delays fans were left delighted when the hit drama’s return was green-lit last year.
Things were held at a standstill when actor Angus Cloud who played Fezco on the show, tragically died.
Aged just 25, the star unexpectedly passed away in his family’s California home due to an accidental drug overdose, following his father’s funeral just the week prior.
Due to the loss, plans had to change for the new season with the creators not wanting to go straight back into production in order to give the cast and crew the proper time to grieve.
The show was thrown into more turmoil when studio bosses struggled to synchronise the schedules of their leading ladies.
The star power of Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney who plays Cassie, made it difficult to get the pair on the same set at the same time, resulting in the next season being put on ice.
The delay comes after Zendaya renegotiated her contract to secure $1million per episode on the next season.
There were even more delays when series creator Sam Levinson presented his ideas for the shows third season to HBO.
Last year, he revealed the show would include a significant five-year time jump and potential new story arcs for Rue such as her working as a private investigator.
Show bosses decided to pause the series to iron out any creative differences making sure the new series aligned with the first two.
In an interview with Elle, Levinson shared his vision describing the third season as a “film noir.”
Through Rue’s journey, he wants to: “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.”
The hit US teen drama made its debut in the UK back in 2019 on Sky Atlantic and Now TV.
The show — which follows a group of teens navigating relationships and addiction — remains one of the channel’s highest-watched shows.
Actors in the show include Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demi and Jacob Elordi.
Whilst most of the principal cast will be returning Storm Reid and Barbie Ferreira have confirmed that they will not be back.
Last year, Storm who plays Rue’s younger sister Gia, revealed: “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.
“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 … I can’t wait to see what season 3 has in store.”