‘Euphoria’ Is Over: HBO Series Officially Ending With Season 3

Sam Levinson is closing the book on Euphoria, confirming that the Season 3 finale released tonight had served as a series finale for the drama starring Zendaya.

“In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is a story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me,” Levinson said in a NYT interview published Sunday night. The series’ conclusion has also been confirmed by HBO.

SPOILER ALERT: The next paragraph includes details about the last two episodes of Euphoria.

After Nate Jacobs’ (Jacob Elordi) brutal death in the penultimate episode, it was Euphoria‘s central character, Zendaya’s Rue Bennett, who died of a fentanyl overdose in the finale. That was how cast member Angus Cloud had died in real life during the writing of Season 3.

“It was a way of honoring Angus and saying a prayer for the future,” Levinson told NYT about crafting the finale as a tribute to the late actor.

There was a gap of more than four years between the last two seasons of Euphoria. Season 3 was a big challenge to put together — from finding a creative way into continuing the story of the main characters beyond high school, to navigating the Hollywood strikes and the sudden deaths of Cloud and series producer Kevin Turen in 2023 to the complex logistics of reassembling a cast that had become high-priced movie superstars, led by Zendaya, Elordi and Sydney Sweeney.

Because of that, Season 3 had always been expected to be the series’ last. Still, in early 2026, Levinson reportedly floated an idea for a potential fourth season.

“What’s happening is Sam is finishing the third season, which I will say he’s come up with an incredible way to move all these characters ahead five years, it’s really exciting to see,” Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content, told Deadline in January. “In terms of what he wants to do next, we will have a conversation about what he’s thinking. But right now, he’s focused on finishing three and getting it out.”

Euphoria is ending its run with three eight-episode seasons spanning seven years and two specials released during the pandemic to bridge the two-and-a-half-year gap between Seasons 1 and 2. Zendaya has won Emmys for the first two seasons and is considered a strong contender again this year.