The first season of provocative drama series Euphoria has been an explosion of penises , erotic fanfiction , and drugs we've never heard of . Which is to say, its been a roaring success. While HBO is better associated with "prestige" shows aimed at older viewers, the A24-produced Euphoria is the network's youngest-skewing show to date, and has been a ratings smash, with over 5.5 million viewers across broadcast and streaming channels. And its soundtrack was an absolute banger .
Even before that smashing first season finished airing, HBO announced that it had renewed Euphoria for a second go-around. The reason? Creator Sam Levinson and star Zendaya. HBO's Head of Drama, Francesca Orsi, explained that Levinson had built an "incredible world," and HBO was grateful to host such a "groundbreaking" series. "Incredible" is certainly one way to describe it. (Did we mention the explosion of penises ?)
When does Euphoria season 2 air?
In December, HBO announced in a promotional video that the series would return this year. The exact date for the Season 2 premiere, however, hasnt been officially announced. Season 1 aired in June of lat year, 2019. The season ran through August with eight episodes. Season 2 will likely follow up with another eight.
It may be cautiously optimistic to suppose another summer air date. The Euphoria Instagram account recently posted a photo of a cast table read or when the actors gather to first go over the upcoming seasons script. In the photo, star Zendaya (Rue) and breakout star Angus Cloud (Fez) react humorously to the script, dressed in pretty much the sort of I-overslept-for-my-morning class attire both characters wear throughout the series. The caption (and all our thoughts): here we go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats fifteen exclamation marks, btw. Fifteen! What does that mean??
The photo likely means that the series is yet to start shooting, or shooting is right around the corner. It looks like whenever the photo was taken, the team was halfway through a read. Its possible, however, that reads have already happened and well soon be seeing early on-set photos. Zendaya will probably be one of the first cast members to sharewhat with her 66 million Instagram followers. So keep an eye on her account.
Until then, we're ballparking a late summer or fall premiere for the second season.
Who's new and who's returning?
Zendaya will return as teen protagonist Rue. We can also expect to see the rest of the regular cast, including Maude Apatow (Lexi), Hunter Schafer (Jules), Jacob Elordi (Nate), Angus Cloud (Fezco), Alexa Demie (Maddy), Barbie Ferreira (Kat), Storm Reid (Gia), Algee Smith (Chris), Sydney Sweeney (Cassie) and Eric Dane (Cal).
What will Euphoria season 2 be about?
Season one follows Rue as she left rehab, struggled to find purpose in life, and became increasingly entangled with Jules. Season two is likely to follow the same extreme highs and lows that come with being a teenagera teenager that does lots and lots of drugs.
I literally cant wait. I just want to get back to it so bad. I miss it, Zendaya told an interviewer early at the Critics' Choice Awards. When asked what viewers can expect, Zendaya said simply, I couldnt even begin to describe it if I tried. Which sounds about right. We can barely describe the first season.
How many episodes of Euphoria will there be?
Season 2 will likely follow suit with season 1, which was eight episodes total.
Is there a trailer?
Shooting has still yet to commence on season two, so there's no sneak peek just yet. When it drops, expect lots of flashy editing and maybe another original song by Labrinth.