Overview
- HBO released fresh footage and first-look photos, confirming the show returns in April 2026 and that the narrative picks up five years after high school.
- Creator Sam Levinson says Rue is south of the border in Mexico and indebted to drug dealer Laurie, as new images also show her seated in a church.
- Character vignettes preview life after school: Jules in an art space, Nate cooking at home in the suburbs, Cassie with a melting ice cream cone, and Maddy and Lexi on a backlot.
- Returning cast includes Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow, with Eric Dane and Martha Kelly also appearing.
- Outlets report several newcomers this season, including Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne and Trisha Paytas, while reports note absences such as Barbie Ferreira, Storm Reid and Nika King.