Storm Reid AnnouncesEuphoriaExit Ahead of Season 3 but 'Can't Wait' to Watch: 'Glad That's a Part of My Legacy'

Mar. 15, 2025

Storm Reid on Euphoria.Photo:Eddy Chen/HBO

Eddy Chen/HBO

Storm Reidis not returning toEuphoria.

The actress revealed she will not appear in season 3 of the HBO drama, nearly three years after the network renewed it. Reid played Gia Bennett, the younger sister ofZendaya’s lead character Rue, for the show’s first two seasons.

“I’m very excited for season 3,” she toldRotten Tomatoeson the Nov. 17 Governors Awards red carpet. “Unfortunately, Gia’s not returning to the third season, but I am so, so indebted to the cast and the crew of that show, to HBO.Euphoria’s a really special thing and I’m so glad that that’s a part of my legacy and that I was a part of such a cultural phenomenon.”

“I’m forever grateful — forever indebted — and I can’t wait to see what season 3 has in store,” she added.

A source close to production also confirmed the news to PEOPLE.

Storm Reid on Euphoria.Eddy Chen/HBO

Euphoriamade its HBO debut in June 2019, later releasing its second season in January 2022 after two standalone specials. A month later, it was renewed for a third season, and HBO announced in July 2024 that filming was slated to begin in early 2025.

As for cast members who have said they will be returning,Hunter Schafershared that her character Jules would likely be in Rue’s future during aEuphoriacast Q&A in December 2022.

“She’s looking for closeness with other people and [to feel] affirmed in that closeness,” Schafer said, perThe Hollywood Reporter. “She knows it’s there with Rue.”

Dominic Fike, who plays Elliot, is also set to return, andEric Dane’s Cal Jacobs has more to his storyline as well.

“There’s gonna be redemption,” Dane toldVarietyin February 2022, referring to Cal’s explicit activities. “I mean, that’s the trajectory he’s on. I can’t imagine Cal’s life from solitary confinement. It’s tough to work Cal into the storyline when he’s behind bars.”

“I always feel like I go home,” she said. “It’s like home when I go back to it. I like it.”

(L-R) Storm Reid and Zendaya on Euphoria.Eddy Chen/HBO

In a November 2024 interview withVariety,Colman Domingo, who plays Rue’s sponsor Ali, shared his fate in the series.

“Apparently I will be back for Season 3,” she said. “I don’t know anything about the scripts. I don’t know anything about the production date. I’ve heard it’s January. I’ve heard as much as you’ve heard, so we’ll see. But allegedly — that’s a great word to use, ‘allegedly’ — Ali is back. From what I’ve heard.”

Jacob Elordi, who stars as Nate Jacobs, has said he is on board for another season. However, he hopes to see his character in a different stage of life.

“I’d like to see [Nate] come of age,” he toldVarietyin April 2022. “I fear I’m growing too old for high school.”

His wish might be coming true asEuphoria’s costume designer, Heidi Bivens, toldVoguethat season 3 is rumored to be set “approximately five years in the future” when all the characters are out of high school.

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Euphoriaseasons 1 and 2 can be streamed on Max.

source: people.com