Colman Domingo Jokes Delayed Third Season of High School DramaEuphoriaWill Be Set in a 'Nursing Home' (Exclusive)

Colman Domingo; Zendaya and Hunter Schafer in ‘Euphoria’.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty; Eddy Chen/HBO/Courtesy Everett

Cindy Ord/Getty; Eddy Chen/HBO/Courtesy Everett

Euphoriaguest starColman Domingoenvisions a much different setting for the students at East Highlands High School when the delayed third season of the gritty dramafinally returns to HBO in 2025.

Nearly two years after the second season of the acclaimed series ended on February 27, 2022, Domingo confirms season 3 is set to begin filming this year.

But other than that detail, Domingo — whowon an Emmyin 2022 for his performance — tells PEOPLE, “I can share nothing.” That’s, in part, because he hasn’t read any scripts. “I haven’t seen anything, but I do know that Sam’s very excited about it,” he says of creatorSam Levinson.

Colman Domingo in ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO

At the end of season 2,Euphorialeft off with young Ashtray (Javon Walton) was gunned down in a standoff with police. Drug dealer Fez (Angus Cloud) was also shot — potentially fatally — as he begged his adopted younger brother to surrender.

Clouddied of an accidental drug overdosein August. How he will be written out of the series is not yet known, but Domingo says his death is a “significant loss” to those who loved him.

“He was a young man who struggled, but he was such a bright light. He truly was. People say that about people all the time, but this was true. He was kind, he was warm, and he just had a spark,” continues Domingo.

Angus Cloud in ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO

Eddy Chen/HBO

As for the other characters, Rue remained sober “through the rest of the school year,” she said in a voiceover. “I wish I could say that was a decision I made, in some ways, it was just easier. I don’t know if this feeling will last forever, but I am trying.”

Her relationship with ex Jules (Hunter Schafer) remains a question mark, as does Cassie’s (Sydney Sweeney) standing with frenemy Maddie (Alexa Demie) and ex-lover Nate (Jacob Elordi), who dumped her at the end of the season.

Barbie Ferreira, who played Kat, announced in 2022 that shewould not returnfor the third season, later tellingDax Shepardon hisArmchair Expertpodcast:“I don’t think there was a place for [Kat] to go.”

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Seasons 1 and 2 ofEuphoriacan be streamed in full on Max.

source: people.com