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Euphoria Season 3 release date: When the Zendaya series returns to HBO Max

The late Eric Dane will appear as a main cast member in Euphoria Season 3

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Wed Feb 25 2026

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The psychological teen drama Euphoria is returning to HBO Max for a third season soon. Based on the Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria stars Zendaya as Rue Bennett, a teenager addicted to drugs, struggling to get sober and navigate the complexities of her post-rehab relationships. So, when can you expect the release date for Euphoria Season 3 to arrive?

The Euphoria Season 3 premiere release date is April 12th, 2026 on HBO Max. The third season of the series will consist of eight episodes, with the season finale slated to debut on May 31st, 2026. It has been several years since the Euphoria Season 2 finale debuted on February 27, 2022. Of course, there are loads of TV and streaming show release dates that you'll want to mark on your calendar in the months to come. Here's the trailer for the third season of Euphoria:

Euphoria is principally written by Sam Levinson and based on his own experiences with drugs as a teenager. The show also stars Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King, Storm Reid, Hunter Schafer, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Colman Domingo, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams and Dominic Fike. Finally, the late Eric Dane will be appearing in Euphoria Season 3, thanks to the fact that his scenes were all filmed before he passed away.

The release date for the premiere of Euphoria Season 3 on HBO Max is April 12th, 2026.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.