Published Jun 1, 2026, 1:20 AM EDT
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Euphoria season 3.Euphoria is not so euphoric in the end.
Despite being extremely controversial and divisive, Euphoria captivated audiences in 2019 and, even after a four-year hiatus, managed to hit streaming records. Its star-studded cast included Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, and more.
Variety has reported that HBO has confirmed the controversial series Euphoria will end with season 3 after seven years. Creator Sam Levinson also confirmed the news on the New York Times’ music podcast, Popcast, which means “In God We Trust” is officially the final episode.
The news doesn’t come as a shock to many due to Zendaya’s recent comments in interviews stating she believed the series would be reaching its end, as well as her and the entire cast becoming A-list actors, and their schedules becoming too much to work around.
The final episode, titled “In God We Trust”, dealt a devastating blow to the series’ main character, Rue Bennett (played by Zendaya), who was found dead by her friend and Narcotics Anonymous sponsor Ali (played by Colman Domingo), leading to a bloody battle of revenge against those who dealt her the final dose.
The series’ finale also paid tribute to the character Fez (played by the late Angus Cloud) in a dream sequence where on-screen best friend Zendaya finally found peace and the two were reunited.
Despite the heartwarming sentiment, many are stating that the finale is up there with some of the worst TV endings in history alongside Game of Thrones and Stranger Things. Fans took to social media to share their disappointment with the ending and in particular the shocking death of its main character and the way in which she died.
On X, thousands were devastated to see that Rue ended up dying due to an overdose despite having been clean, as well as being completely unaware of the painkillers provided by season 3 antagonist Alamo (played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) were laced with fentanyl.
However, the 2012 miniseries that Levinson based this show upon also had Rue die, but instead showed she was dead the entire time and was simply a narrator.
Now, with all the episodes officially released, Euphoria season 3 is the worst rated of the entire franchise with a shocking 40% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience is in agreement and gave an abysmal Rotten Tomatoes rating of 39%. Many called out series’ creator Levinson for the fetishized content featured this season with Sweeney’s character Cassie.
Euphoria is available to stream on HBO.
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