Zendaya starrer ‘Euphoria’ renewed for Season 3 on HBO

Show's Season 2 premiere was the No. 1 most social premium cable episode since the Game of Thrones finale.

Good news for Euphoria fans! The scandalous and visually sensational Sam Levinson series starring Zendaya has been renewed for a third season, reported Variety.

The first three installments of the Emmy-winning teen drama’s Season 2 have nearly doubled in per-episode viewership in comparison to its freshman season, according to the outlet. Season 2’s premiere episode on Janurary 9 has garnered 14 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max to date.

That is close to an increase of 100% from the 6.6 million average audience size that was drawn by Season 1’s episodes during its summer 2019 runtime. Furthermore, the Season 2 premiere was the No. 1 most social premium cable episode since the Game of Thrones finale in May 2019.

“Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken Season 2 to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart,” announced Francesca Orsi, executive vice president, HBO Programming. “We couldn’t be more honoured to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into Season 3.”

The series follows 17-year-old drug addict Rue [Zendaya], who must find hope and survive while balancing the pressures and confusions of love and loss amidst her circle of friends and enemies in the town of East Highland. Season 2 also stars Hunter Schafer, Nika King, Colman Domingo, Eric Dane, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Maude Apatow, Javon Walton, Dominic Fike, Storm Reid, Austin Abrams, Algee Smith and Chloe Cherry.

The Season 2 finale of Euphoria airs on February 27.

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