Overview
- The new season premieres April 12 on HBO and HBO Max in the U.S., with releases on Sky/NOW in the U.K. and JioHotstar in India.
- Footage confirms a five‑year time jump, showing Rue confronted over lingering drug debt to Laurie and spotlighting tension around Cassie’s online content in her relationship with Nate.
- Returning cast includes Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Colman Domingo, Eric Dane, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry and Dominic Fike.
- High‑profile additions feature Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne, Rosalía, Danielle Deadwyler, Eli Roth, Marshawn Lynch and Adewale Akinnuoye‑Agbaje, among others.
- Coverage characterizes this as the reported final season, arriving after years of delays and expected to address the absence of Angus Cloud’s Fezco following the actor’s 2023 death.