Euphoria Season 3 Trailer Breakdown: Rue’s Darkest Era Yet, Shocking Marriages & a Dangerous New Drug Boss

Four years after Season 2 of Euphoria dropped, we finally have a trailer for the long awaited and highly anticipated Season 3. In the trailer we see that the show picks up a few years after Rue (Zendaya) graduated from high school. She’s working at a smoke shop and is beginning to have faith that her life can get better.

She’s quickly shaken out of her newfound contentment when the drug boss Laurie (Martha Kelly) pays her a visit to collect the debt for the drugs Rue was supposed to sell in Season 2. Fans will remember that Rue’s mother flushed all the drugs down the toilet and Rue was unable to pay Laurie. We see that Rue gets involved with preparing drugs through a montage which includes guns, fire, strippers, and a new boss that Rue is now entangled with. 

The trailer also gives us a peek at what Rue’s friends have been up to for the last few years. Nate (Jacob Elordi) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) are now married, and Cassie is a spicy content creator to Nate’s dismay. Jules (Hunter Schafer) seems to be living in the lap of luxury in a high rise. We’re not sure what Maddie (Alexa Demie) and Lexi (Maude Apatow) have been up to, but we see them in scenes with Rue. For the last 4 years fans have been pondering how the show will explain what happened to Fezco and Ashtray (Javon Walton).

Last we saw Ashtray he was locked in a bathroom with the police sending a parade of bullets through the door. Fezco was arrested by the police but sadly the talented actor that played him, Angus Cloud, died in 2023. His presence was greatly missed from the trailer, and we are left to wonder if they will address what happened to these dynamic characters. One thing is certain – Rue continues to find herself in a mess. And we love watching it!

Season 3 of Euphoria drops on April 12^th, 2026, on HBO Max.