‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Kills Off Major Character In Game Changing Death

BusinessMedia‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Kills Off Major Character In Game Changing DeathBySabrina Reed,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sabrina Reed is a journalist who covers Hollywood and the TV industry.Follow AuthorMay 25, 2026, 07:00am EDTAlexa Demi as Maddy Perez in Euphoria season 3Photograph by Eddy Chen/HBO Spoilers ahead for Euphoria season 3 episode 7It took seven episodes, but Euphoria season 3 finally revealed the purpose of Nate’s (Jacob Elordi) storyline in “Rain or Shine.” All season he’s been trying to pay off his debt to Naz (Jack Topalian) but failing spectacularly at doing so. In his effort, he lost his pinky toe, his finger, and then ultimately his life though it wasn’t the Armenian funeral products salesman that laid him low.But it seems Nate’s plot had less to do with him and more to do with how it’ll affect Maddy’s (Alexa Demie) life moving forward. Maddy made a deal with Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agba) to save Cassie’s life, and by extension Nate, however it all turned out to be for not. Now Maddy’s on the hook with the man who was supposed to be her business partner at a time when she’s been fired from her PR job and Cassie’s starting over on OnlyFans. She needs a way out and Rue (Zendaya) maybe the one who gets her from under Alamo’s thumb.Jacob Elordi as Nate Jacobs on Euphoria season 3Photograph by Eddy Chen/HBO How Nate Died on ‘Euphoria’ Season 3Nate was buried alive as a means of motivating Cassie to pay Naz a $1 million within 72 hours otherwise her husband would die of dehydration. MORE FOR YOUThe problem was that she didn’t have that kind of money, not even a fraction of it since she’d deleted her OnlyFans after landing a part on LA Nights. Though she had gotten it back and accumulated over 100,000 followers thanks to a stunt she pulled connecting her to the show’s star Dylan (Homer Gere), she needed Maddy’s help to save Nate.Unfortunately, Nate didn’t actually have 72 hours. Naz had buried...