Overview
- Elordi told Variety he does not know what other actors are filming and described the process as “quite separate.”
- HBO began principal photography in February 2025 for an eight-episode run expected to release in 2026.
- Season 3 features a time jump that moves the characters into adult life with a darker, film‑noir tone centered on Rue.
- New additions include Rosalía, Sharon Stone and Marshawn Lynch, while key returns include Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow.
- Storm Reid, Nika King, Barbie Ferreira and Algee Smith are not returning, Angus Cloud’s Fezco will not be recast, and Hans Zimmer will co-compose the score with Labrinth as HBO signals the season could be the last.