Storm Reid of ‘Euphoria’ Leaves Show After Long Production Delay

The 21-year-old When They See Us and Don’t Let Go star introduced over the weekend that at any time when Season 3 of the HBO collection lastly makes it to air, she is going to now 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 depart 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 approach 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, brought on manufacturing to be postponed indefinitely. The 2023 Author’s Strike additional stretched the span of time by which the present might need began to come back 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 apart from the principal forged – Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer – being formally signed on for Season 3.

With Reid on her approach out of Euphoria, actress Nika King shall 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 hire 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 hire in six months.”

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

“And Zendaya’s over in Paris at Trend 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 significantly.

“I even have a number of movie tasks 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 Variety that, regardless of sure reviews, she wasn’t “in cost” of whether or not or not the present would proceed.

“I don’t really 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 essential, as a result of there’s solely a lot highschool drama you may take care of.”

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

“It is going to be fascinating to see and perceive these characters exterior of the context of highschool ,and the way all of the stuff that we noticed in highschool impacts the form 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.