Sore Euphoria will return for a fourth season is still really uncertain, but the signals from its biggest star suggest that the show may have run its course.
Zendaya, who plays Rue Bennett and serves as executive producer on HBO dramawas asked directly The Drew Barrymore Show in April, whether season three 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.
“It broke my heart. Rue taught me so much about empathy and about redemption. She taught me a lot and I’m very grateful for it all.”
Show creator Sam Levinson has said he has “no plans” for a fourth season, though he acknowledged he writes “every season like it’s the last season,” leaving the door ajar.
HBO has 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’s going to do next, so it’s going to be a conversation with him,” Bloys said.
Several cast members defer entirely to Levinson.
Sydney Sweeney narrated Black in October that she would return “if there are more stories to tell in our characters’ worlds,” adding simply, “I love Cassie.”
Jessica Blair Herman, who joined the season three cast, 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 enough to be a part of it, it’s a dream come true.”
However, a cast member will not return no matter what happens.
Jacob Elordi’s character Nate was killed off in the penultimate episode of season three, bringing his run on the show to an end.
Calling the ending “bittersweet,” Elordi said, “This show is a massive part of, not just my career, but my life. It’s been amazing and I’m so proud to be a part of it.”
The extended gap between seasons two and three was partly due to the 2023 writer and actor strikes, but also reflected something more personal.
The show lost Angus Cloud to an accidental overdose in 2023, and Eric Dane died of ALS shortly before the season three premiere.
Levinson said he wanted to “deliver a f–king slam dunk” of a final season in their honor, adding, “I want to finish this as strong as I can.”
Whether that end is truly final remains to be seen. But for now, the question of Euphoria’s future rests solely with one man.
