Overview
- HBO and Max began promotion with the first official poster featuring Zendaya’s Rue and confirmed an April 2026 premiere window.
- Creator Sam Levinson said the story jumps five years, opening with Rue in Mexico and confirming Cassie and Nate are married.
- Core cast returns include Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow and Colman Domingo.
- New additions include Rosalía, Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler, Eli Roth and Marshawn Lynch.
- Barbie Ferreira and other former regulars will not return, a tribute to the late Angus Cloud is planned, and HBO executives have floated this season as the possible conclusion.