After seven years, three seasons, and 26 episodes, “Euphoria” has concluded. Sam Levinson, the creator, writer, and director of the HBO series, announced the show’s end on the Popcast, a New York Times music podcast, during a discussion with hosts Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica. HBO confirmed Levinson’s announcement to Variety.
The finale of Season 3, titled “In God We Trust,” serves as the series finale. Variety offers a recap of the episode here, along with interviews featuring supporting actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and guest star Colman Domingo.
The conclusion of the show is unsurprising, as lead actress Zendaya had previously indicated in interviews her belief that the series would end after its third season. It was a common understanding that the HBO drama would not continue, especially since there was a four-year gap between Seasons 2 and 3. During this time, Zendaya and several co-stars became major celebrities with busy film schedules, contributing to production delays for Season 3, as reported by Variety in 2024. In an interview with the Times before the season’s debut, Levinson expressed his approach of writing “every season like it’s the last” and showed hesitation about a potential fourth season. “I don’t know,” Levinson stated. “Right now, all I want is to spend time with my wife and kids, read some Elmore Leonard, and watch ‘Mrs. Miniver’ again.”
According to the official logline, “Euphoria” followed “a group of high school students as they navigate drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love, and friendship.” In its third season, set after a time jump, the characters “grapple with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil.”
The cast, alongside Zendaya, featured Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Toby Wallace, and Colman Domingo. Sam Levinson created the series and served as an executive producer alongside Ashley Levinson, Sara E. White, Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Mirit Toovi, Tmira Yardeni, Yoram Mokady, and Gary Lennon.
