'Euphoria' Cast Reunites At Season 3 Premiere, Zendaya Appearance Explained
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Against all odds, the cast of Euphoria stepped out in style at the show’s Season 3 premiere in Los Angeles last night.
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For context, it’s been four years since the last season of the HBO series aired. And while Season 3 was confirmed early in 2022, there have been tons of doubts about how things would play out for a number of reasons — including a rumored feud between the show’s leading star, Zendaya, and its creator, Sam Levinson, which you can read more about right here.
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It was eventually reported that Zendaya — who served as an executive producer for the show's first two seasons, as well as playing protagonist Rue Bennett — and Sam were able to get over their alleged “creative issues” in order to start working on Season 3, which finally began shooting in 2025 after years of delays.
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It’s also worth noting that since Season 2 aired, several members of the Euphoria cast have taken on a number of impressive projects. This year alone, Zendaya’s A24 hit with Robert Pattinson, The Drama, was just released in theaters, and she’s later starring in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, and Dune: Part Three.
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Meanwhile, Jacob Elordi, who plays Nate Jacobs, was recently Oscar-nominated for his performance in Frankenstein, and Sydney Sweeney, who plays Cassie Howard, starred in The Housemaid, a huge box-office success.
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In the lead-up to the premiere of Season 3, fans have noticed that some of the Euphoria stars — including Zendaya, Sydney, and Jacob — haven’t seemed overly excited while speaking about the show at various events. But regardless, the aforementioned cast members, as well as Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, and Maude Apatow, showed up at the LA premiere last night.
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Interestingly, several people speculated that Zendaya hastily left the event after a viral video posted by Gold Derby showed her exiting the premiere. She also notably didn’t get any photos with her costars, while a bunch of them posed for group pictures together.
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“Did Z walk to carpet then leave immediately or,” one person tweeted, while someone else said in a translated post, “I’m crying from laughter Zendaya went to the Euphoria premiere she took the photos and left right away.”
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Some internet users speculated that Zendaya was deliberately avoiding being photographed with Sydney, who has drawn widespread attention for her political views in recent months.
“I feel she's just so over the whole show atp,” someone said of Zendaya, while another user wrote, “Her expression too lol.”
However, Gold Derby's @jaclynsighs has since clarified that Zendaya did not immediately leave the event after having her photos taken. “to be clear, no... the video i posted on @GoldDerby (where she looks incredible) was zendaya leaving after the screening, which she and the cast sat through,” she tweeted.
> to be clear, no... the video i posted on @GoldDerby (where she looks incredible) was zendaya leaving after the screening, which she and the cast sat through https://t.co/yn9iuNolm0
— jaclyn rose (@jaclynsighs) April 8, 2026
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So, drama aside… Here's a closer look at what the main cast wore to the premiere, starting with Zendaya:
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Hunter:
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Sydney:
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Maude:
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Alexa:
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Jacob:
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Season 3 of Euphoria airs on HBO on April 12!
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