Euphoria just confirmed its return: Season 3 premieres Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max, marking the show’s long-awaited comeback after a four-year break. The network announced the logline and trailer, and the season — eight episodes total — will run weekly through May 31. This time jump gives the series room to finish its story while accommodating its stars’ film careers — a pragmatic move that has become common for prestige TV.

HBO’s official season logline says Season 3 follows “a group of childhood friends [wrestling] with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption and the problem of evil,” and the streamer released a trailer on its verified channels to preview the tone. Returning leads include Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie and Maude Apatow, with new guest appearances from Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Danielle Deadwyler, Natasha Lyonne and Trisha Paytas.

The U.S. premiere will air simultaneously on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on April 12; subsequent episodes arrive Sundays through May 31. International windows will follow local primetimes (for many territories that means a Monday morning drop) — for example, the UK sees the first episode at 1 a.m. BST on April 13, India at 6:30 a.m. IST, Australia at 11 a.m. AET and New Zealand at 1 p.m. NZDT. If you don’t have access to Max where you live, the series will appear on regional partners such as Crave in Canada, Sky/Now platforms in the U.K., JioCinema in India, HBO Go in Singapore and Neon in New Zealand.

Episodes by date: Episode 1 — April 12/13; Episode 2 — April 19/20; Episode 3 — April 26/27; Episode 4 — May 3/4; Episode 5 — May 10/11; Episode 6 — May 17/18; Episode 7 — May 24/25; Episode 8 — May 31/June 1. Each installment will stream in the evening in the Americas and shift to local times elsewhere.

Reaction has been immediate on social platforms — TikTok clips from earlier seasons still circulate and the trailer has sparked debate, with early reviews already split (some critics calling the new chapters unhinged, others praising the ambition). Fans have flooded social feeds asking the obvious: will Season 3 wrap up Rue’s arc for good? HBO has signaled this may be the final chapter, though no definitive “series finale” label has been applied.

One industry note: shows with high-profile casts often pause between seasons as actors’ film schedules expand; Euphoria’s five-year narrative leap both advances story stakes and buys time for stars whose careers have grown exponentially since 2019. That scheduling strategy could shape how future prestige dramas plan their closing acts.

How to watch: you’ll need an HBO Max subscription (or access to HBO via cable or a regional partner). Tune in at 9 p.m. ET on April 12 for the premiere — then expect a new episode each week through the end of May. Will it stick the landing? Audiences will judge one episode at a time.