After four agonizing years, Euphoria is finally back, and the wait appears to have only made Sam Levinson hungrier. Euphoria Season 3 premieres Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 9 PM ET on HBO and Max, and if the trailer is any indication, this is shaping up to be the most provocative season yet. Levinson himself has called it “our best season yet,” and when a show built its reputation on glitter, devastation, and jaw-dropping television, that is a bold promise to make.
The season jumps five years forward, pulling its core characters out of the halls of East Highland High and dropping them headfirst into the chaos of adulthood. And nobody’s adulting messier than Cassie Howard. Cassie and Nate are now engaged and living in the suburbs, with Cassie deeply addicted to social media and consumed by envy over what appears to be the glamorous lives her former classmates are living. Oh, and she has launched an OnlyFans-style content creation career, because of course she has.
Euphoria Season 3 Drops April 12 on HBO — Here’s Why Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie Is Already Breaking the Internet
In the Season 3 trailer, a fed-up Nate complains, “I work all day, and my bride-to-be is spread-eagled on the internet,” to which a fully unbothered Cassie replies, “I was just making content.” It is peak Cassie Howard energy, and Sydney Sweeney delivers it with the kind of wide-eyed, unapologetic commitment that has made the character one of the most talked-about on prestige television. Behind the scenes, HBO dropped a sizzle reel of behind-the-scenes footage showing Sweeney back in Cassie’s iconic bunny outfit, striking a pose before licking the camera lens, reminding the internet exactly why she owns every room she walks into, on screen and off.
Cassie will allegedly undergo drastic transformations in Euphoria Season 3 as she attempts to discover herself and film content for her adult page.
For Sweeney personally, this season carries enormous emotional weight. She told Variety that she was 20 years old when she filmed the pilot, meaning the entire run of Euphoria has spanned her whole twenties. “It’s been my entire twenties,” she said on the Power of Women red carpet. “They’ve been my family and friends for so long. I’ve been forever grateful for all of them.” It is a rare moment of raw sincerity from a woman who has spent years portraying one of TV’s most chaotic characters.
Showrunner Levinson confirmed that Nate and Cassie’s wedding will be “an unforgettable night,” and teased the wide ensemble: Jules is navigating art school anxiety, Maddy is grinding at a Hollywood talent agency with side hustles, and Lexi is now working as an assistant to a showrunner played by Sharon Stone. The season was also shot on brand new Kodak film stock in both 35mm and 65mm format, giving it an elevated cinematic look that sets it apart from its predecessors.
Colman Domingo, who plays Ali, summed it up best on the Golden Globes carpet: “We’re gonna have a devastatingly gorgeous, epic season that I think is breaking the mold of television.” With Euphoria returning as the undisputed queen of prestige drama, spring 2026 television just got a whole lot more interesting. Block off your Sunday nights.
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Euphoria
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
