Fans of Euphoria may have rather a lot longer to ponder the probabilities:
The HBO hit’s third season has been postponed to 2025 — on the earliest.
Wow, proper?
When HBO renewed Euphoria for Season 3 in early 2022, followers have been furious when it was revealed the brand new episodes have been on monitor for a 2024 bow.
Now, we’ll be ready rather a lot longer.
While many reveals are being delayed due to the writers’ strike, numerous elements are at play right here.
Zendaya is among the most in-demand actresses, with many initiatives within the pipeline.
Series creator Sam Levinson has additionally been laser-focused on bringing The Idol to life.
The long-delayed drama lastly sees the sunshine of day on HBO this summer time.
“Euphoria is one of those [shows] that we had begun writing in tandem with post-production on Idol, but at this point, we don’t have countless scripts,” HBO exec Francesca Orsi informed Deadline in a wide-ranging interview.
“We can’t start shooting, so the delivery of that show — ideally in 2025 — will be determined on when we can pick back up with Sam, who at this point is [not writing] and just finishing post on Idol.”
If the present is pushed to 2026, it is going to have been off the air for at the least 4 years, which is likely to be an excessive amount of for this sort of present.
Time will inform whether or not viewers will embrace Euphoria Season 3 with open arms, however we should do not forget that Euphoria Season 2 soared in reputation vs. Euphoria Season 1.
There have additionally been rumors that the hit drama will choose up with the characters a number of years later, which may assist soften the blow of such a protracted hiatus.
Fellow HBO sequence, House of the Dragon, has managed to proceed capturing its second season as a result of the scripts have been written earlier than the strike.
Unfortunately, The White Lotus and The Last of Us look to be delayed.
The White Lotus Season 3 has but to be written, that means the cameras can not get rolling in Thailand.
Penciled in for a 2024 launch, a 2025 bow is turning into extra probably by the day.
The jury is out on what’s going to grow to be of The Last of Us Season 2, which was initially on monitor for a 2025 bow.
“I’m hopeful that we can come to terms sooner than later,” Orsi stated of the strike.
“Otherwise, we will have to assess what is the end of the ’24 schedule, what are the shows that are going to be delivered for 2025.”
“At this point, those shows that I’m looking to air wouldn’t necessarily be ready if this strike [were to] last six to nine months.”
“So yes, that’s a big question for us, but I think we’ll cross that road once we come to it.”
Paul Dailly is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter.
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