Overview
- Euphoria Season 3, which premieres Sunday on HBO and Max, drew first-wave reviews Thursday that place its Rotten Tomatoes score in the mid-40s.
- Reviewers from outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the BBC cite scattered plotting and bigger, darker set pieces that dilute the character focus of earlier seasons.
- Even with concerns about story coherence, critics single out the cast—especially Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney—for strong performances that keep the season watchable.
- HBO says the eight-episode run debuts Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT with weekly releases on cable and streaming, and Forbes lists the finale date as May 31.
- Zendaya has suggested this could be the show’s last run, and creator Sam Levinson said he has no plans for a fourth season, though HBO has not made an official decision.