Overview

• HBO and Max chief Casey Bloys said the new season is planned for spring 2026, with no exact date yet but within next year’s Emmys window.
• After a prolonged hiatus, production kicked off early this year and trade reporting indicates filming is expected to wrap in the coming weeks.
• Zendaya leads the returning ensemble with Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane and Dominic Fike, and Colman Domingo is slated to appear.
• Absent this season are Angus Cloud, Barbie Ferreira and Storm Reid, with reports also not listing Nika King, Austin Abrams and Algee Smith among returning cast.
• Sharon Stone joins a slate of newcomers that includes Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Kadeem Hardison, Priscilla Delgado, Anna Van Patten, Toby Wallace, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Darrell Britt-Gibson and James Landry Hébert, while Labrinth returns to score with Hans Zimmer.