Euphoria returns with a time jump and a darker aesthetic

Few contemporary fictions have captured the emotional and aesthetic collapse of a generation like Euphoria. Now, with the third season on the horizon, Sydney Sweeney anticipates that what’s to come will not only be more extreme, but also more honest, more human, and darker.

The actress spoke about her almost visceral bond with Cassie Howard, that postmodern archetype of romantic obsession and emotional dissociation: “Cassie holds a special place in my heart. She’s completely overwhelmed, she makes erratic decisions, but it all stems from a deep need for love… even if it’s sometimes a broken version of love.”

This ambiguity is precisely what makes Cassie an emotional and aesthetic icon. Sweeney, far from trying to “save” her, wants to take her even further: “Sam [Levinson] is brilliant at that. I say to him, ‘Let’s make it wilder,’ and he just says, ‘I love it.’ This season is completely unhinged.”

When asked if the series would actually escalate in intensity, she replied without hesitation: “Yes,” with a laugh that spoke volumes.

But beyond the emotional drama, season 3 introduces a narrative shift: a five-year time jump. We’re no longer in the fluorescent hallways of the high school: the characters now face real dilemmas, their bodies and souls worn down by the passage of time and the erosion of their decisions.

Filming began this year, and the premiere is scheduled for 2026. What’s coming isn’t a simple continuation: it’s a narrative and aesthetic evolution. A forced maturity, embellished by trauma and imbued with a new visual intensity.

Priscilla Delgado, known to all for her role as Lucía in Los Protegidos, joins the third season of ‘Euphoria’ alongside Rosalía.