The ‘Euphoria' Cast and Characters You’ll Meet Again in Season 3
Just checking in!
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), Marshawn Lynch (Bottoms), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Darrell Britt-Gibson (The Wire), 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.
Zendaya plays Rue Bennett
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
Sydney Sweeney plays Cassie Howard
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
Jacob Elordi plays Nate Jacobs
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.
Hunter Schafer plays Jules Vaughn
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
Coleman Domingo plays Ali Muhammed
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
Maude Apatow plays Lexi Howard
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
Alexa Demie plays Maddy Perez
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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