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The ‘Euphoria' Cast and Characters You’ll Meet Again in Season 3

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If you don’t know who the Euphoria cast is by now, you may be living under a rock. The ones who weren’t already movie stars kind of all up and became movie stars in the four year gap between season 2 and season 3. Now that the show is finally back, here’s a refresher on the Euphoria cast and characters returning for the new season.

Barbie Ferreira, Storm Reid, and Javon "Wanna" Walton are not returning. Neither is Austin Abrams. However, in addition to the series regulars who are returning, Chloe Cherry is back as Faye, Dominic Fike is back as Elliott, and Martha Kelly is back as Laurie. We will also see Eric Dane posthumously reprise his role as Cal Jacobs in the final season.

Plus, new cast members on Euphoria season 3 include Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct), Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Priscilla Delgado (A League Of Their Own), Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson), Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face), and Anna Van Patten (Gossip Girl) to name a few.

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Zendaya plays Rue Bennett

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At the beginning of season 3, the narrator and main character of the series is in Mexico.

In 2026 alone, you can see Zendaya in The Drama, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Dune: Part 3. Apart from those movies and the films that came before them in their respective franchises, she’s been busy starring in Challengers, The Greatest Showman, and Malcolm & Marie. Real ones know that she was in a few episodes of The OA. Realer ones still remember her from her Disney Channel days (K.C. Undercover, Shake It Up, Good Luck Charlie, Zapped, Frenemies... the list goes on!)

IG: @zendaya

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Sydney Sweeney plays Cassie Howard

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Cassie and Nate are engaged and she does have an OnlyFans account.

Your mileage may vary with all of the films that Sweeney has starred in over the last couple of years. (I, for one, had a great time at Madame Web.) But she has been working hard, with credits including The Housemaid, Anyone But You, Immaculate, Eden, Christy, and of course The White Lotus. Prior to that, some of Sweeney’s major credits include Sharp Objects, The Handmaid’s Tale, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, and Under The Silver Lake.

IG: @sydney_sweeney

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Jacob Elordi plays Nate Jacobs

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Can the youth of Euphoria thrive in the suburbs? Can they hold down jobs in real estate and housing development? We’ll find out.

Elordi was nominated for a dang Academy Award in 2026 for his surprisingly good (unless you’ve read the book) portrayal of Frankenstein’s creature in Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel. He’s now starred in two Emerald Fennell films, “Wuthering Heights” and Saltburn. Definitely check out the Sofia Coppola film Priscilla, as well, in which he plays a not-super-flattering take on Elvis. The folks who’ve loved him since The Kissing Booth trilogy are obviously feeling very vindicated about now.

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Hunter Schafer plays Jules Vaughn

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Rue’s on again/off again girlfriend is now an art student.

This year, you can see Schafer in David Lowery’s Mother Mary and the upcoming mini-series Blade Runner 2099. Since the last season of Euphoria, she played Tigris Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and played a small but memorable role in the bizarre (no kidding) Yorgos Lanthimos film Kinds of Kindness. Schafer also played the lead in the horror movie Cuckoo and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

IG: @hunterschafer

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5

Coleman Domingo plays Ali Muhammed

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Rue’s sponsor and mentor, by the looks of it, finds her in Mexico.

Domingo is an Emmy winner for Euphoria and has been nominated twice at the dang Oscars since Euphoria season 2, for his leading roles in Rustin and Sing, Sing. This year, you can see him in Michael and Disclosure Day in theaters as well as The Four Seasons on Netflix. He played, in my humble opinion, one of the most iconic characters in The Walking Dead universe on Fear The Walking Dead. Some other films that we must mention include Zola, The Color Purple, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He’s also a prolific stage actor and theatre/television director. Did you know that he directed the “Tears” music video for Sabrina Carpenter? Like!!

IG: @kingofbingo

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Maude Apatow plays Lexi Howard

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Lexi is working as an assistant for Sharon Stone’s character, a television showrunner.

Apatow made her feature film directorial debut with Poetic License in 2025. She also had supporting roles in two traditional (bless) comedies last year, Oh What Fun and One Of Them Days. Since the last season of Euphoria, Apatow also embraced her musical theatre girlie side professionally. She played two of the biggest roles: Aubrey in Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway and as Sally Bowles in Cabaret on the West End. Of course, in her pre-Euphoria days she had a supporting role on Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood and several of her dad Judd Apatow’s comedies.

IG: @maudeapatow

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Alexa Demie plays Maddy Perez

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It appears that Maddy now works with/near Lexi at a talent agency.

Demie’s indie film credits before and after Euphoria include Mainstream, mid90s, and Brigsby Bear. She was in an episode of The OA as well as the Julio Torres comedy Fantasmas and the infamous Sam Levinson series The Idol. In 2020, she collaborated with photographer Petra Collins on a book of erotic fairy tales. She’s also a model, fashion designer, and has directed/starred in a handful of music videos.

IG: @alexademie

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje plays Alamo

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Alamo is a new crime boss whose world collides with Rue’s while she’s working as a drug mule.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje is best known, to me at least, as Mr. Eko on Lost. (That character was a drug mule himself, interestingly enough.) Others know him best as Simon Adebisi from the HBO series Oz. He has appeared in major franchise films as well, including The Mummy Returns, Thor: The Dark World, Suicide Squad, The Bourne Identity. He was nominated for a SAG/Actor Award as part of the Trumbo ensemble and for Lost back in the day. Akinnuoye-Agbaj also played a significant role in the third and final season of His Dark Materials.

IG: @therealadewale

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Darrell Britt-Gibson plays Bishop

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Darrell Britt-Gibson plays Bishop

Bishop works with Alamo.

Britt-Gibson played Darius "O-Dog" Hill on The Wire and has also had significant roles on You’re The Worst, We Own This City, Barry, Power, Get Shorty, and Californication. As for movies, he was critically acclaimed for both 20th Century Women and Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. He played future congressman and co-founder of the Black Panther Party chapter in Chicago Bobby Rush in Judas and the Black Messiah. You might also recognize him from the Fear Street movies.

IG: @chipsheridan

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Marshawn Lynch plays G

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G is another one of Alamo’s henchmen types.

Former Seattle Seahawks’ running back Lynch was an absolute scene-stealer in Bottoms. He played “Mr. G” in that film… any relation?? While he played himself in 80 For Brady and on shows like The League, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Murderville you might have also caught him acting on Westworld and in Love Hurts.

IG: @beastmode

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Asante Blackk plays Kidd

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Kidd is, you guessed it, a runner for Alamo.

Blackk received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for the limited series When They See Us, created and directed by Ava DuVernay. He played Deja’s boyfriend Malik on This is Us and got nominated for a Critics’ Choice Television Award. He is also part of the Proud Family reboot’s voice cast.

IG: @asanteblackk

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Jessica Treska plays Daisy Miller

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Daisy is a member of a religious family who connects with Rue while giving her a ride in the Season 3 premiere.

As a child actress, Treska appeared on procedurals like CSI and Criminal Minds, popped up on Roswell, New Mexico as Young Isobel, and played Natalie Keene on Sharp Objects. (This really is your sign to watch Sharp Objects if you haven’t already.) Recently she appeared in the ensemble cast of the Peacock original series Hysteria!.

IG: @jessica_treska

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