Storm Reid of ‘Euphoria’ Leaves Present After Lengthy Manufacturing Delay

The 21-year-old When They See Us and Don’t Let Go star introduced over the weekend that every time Season 3 of the HBO collection lastly makes it to air, she is going to not be a part of the forged.

Whereas attending the Governor Awards on Sunday, Reid confirmed to Rotten Tomatoes that her character, Gia Bennett, wouldn’t be showing in Season 3 of Euphoria.

“I’m very excited for season 3,” she advised the film rating website, as reported by JustJared. “Sadly, Gia’s not returning to the third season, however I’m so, so indebted to the forged and the crew of that present [and] to HBO.

Reid went on to notice her time on Euphoria as “particular,” including, “I’m so glad that that’s part of my legacy and that I used to be part of such a cultural phenomenon. I can’t wait to see what season 3 has in retailer.”

Reid taking her go away from Euphoria is the newest chapter within the present’s long-delayed return.

Season Two of the HBO hit drama accomplished its run in February 2022. A 3rd season was confirmed to be on its manner that very same month with manufacturing beginning later that yr.

Sadly, the tragic and sudden deaths of Angus Cloud, who performed Fez, and Euphoria’s govt producer Kevin Turin, prompted manufacturing to be postponed indefinitely. The 2023 Author’s Strike additional stretched the span of time during which the present may need began to return collectively once more.

Again in July of this yr, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that filming on Season 3 would lastly start in January 2025 – greater than three years after its Season 2 run, which consisted of 8 episodes. To make up for time misplaced, showrunner Sam Levenson and HBO deliberate to push the story away from its highschool origins, with rumors of Season 3 being arrange as a “movie noir,” as Esquire reported.

As of at this time, nothing official confirmed aside from the principal forged – Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer – being formally signed on for Season 3.

With Reid on her manner out of Euphoria, actress Nika King will probably be down one daughter ought to the present return.

Again in March, a viral TikTok of King, who performs mom of Rue (Zendaya) and Gia, Leslie Bennett, featured the actress claiming throughout a stand-up set that she couldn’t afford her lease as a result of prolonged pause of the present’s manufacturing.

“Season three is popping out — I don’t f-cking know [when],” King tells the viewers, as The Hollywood Reporter transcribed. “’We want season three!’ B-tch, I want season three! I haven’t paid my lease in six months.”

She then referred to on-screen daughter Zendaya’s packed schedule and her penchant for turning heads at Style Week.

“And Zendaya’s over in Paris at Style Week,” King mentioned. “I’m like, b-tch, come residence! I want you! Mama wants you.”

After the TikTok made the media rounds, King reached out to THR to make clear her feedback had been “lighthearted” and never meant to be taken severely.

“I even have just a few movie initiatives releasing this yr that I’m enthusiastic about,” she revealed. “It’s a blessing to craft a profession in each drama and comedy.”

Including to the continued confusion of the beginning of Euphoria, Season 3 is Zendaya, the present’s greatest lead. Again in April, the Challengers actress advised Selection that, regardless of sure stories, she wasn’t “in cost” of whether or not or not the present would proceed.

“I don’t truly know a lot about what is going on,” Zendaya mentioned. “I don’t fairly know precisely what the season goes to appear to be, however I do know that the time soar is going on and I do know it’s necessary, as a result of there’s solely a lot highschool drama you’ll be able to take care of.”

She did, on the very least, appear able to go every time the manufacturing kicked up once more.

“It will likely be fascinating to see and perceive these characters outdoors of the context of highschool ,and the way all of the stuff that we noticed in highschool impacts the type of maturity they’ve,” she defined. “I’ll have an interest to see what occurs too.”

Put together your self for when and if Euphoria returns for Season 3 by streaming the primary two seasons, in addition to the 2 particular one-off episodes, on MAX.