‘Euphoria’ Season 3’s Explosive Finale Is Almost Here—And Rue May Not Survive

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Euphoria’ Season 3’s Explosive Finale Is Almost Here—And Rue May Not SurviveByMonica Mercuri,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music.Follow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 12:00pm EDTZendaya in "Euphoria" Season 3 on HBO.Courtesy of Warner Bros.Euphoria has always thrived in chaos, and Sam Levinson has decided to save its most ruthless season for last. The Emmy-winning HBO drama is airing its Season 3 finale on Sunday, May 21, and if the show intends to go out the way it came in, expect a big bang (and more character deaths).There are a few hints that tonight’s episode could serve as the series finale. In April, Zendaya said on The Drew Barrymore Show that she believes "closure" is coming and that the series is ending with Season 3. Levinson told Variety in April that he writes "every season like it's the last season" and has "no plans" for a Season 4.Forbes‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Release Schedule Runs Through May: What To KnowBy Monica MercuriSpoilers: Tonight's reportedly supersized finale, titled "In God We Trust," has plenty of threads left to resolve. Rue (Zendaya) is in grave danger after breaking into drug dealer Laurie's (Martha Kelly) safe. With Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi) dead, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) unraveling and Fern (Chloe Cherry) having just tipped off her Nazi boyfriend Wayne (Toby Wallace) about Rue's whereabouts. "If there's a beginning, there must be an end," Rue says in a cryptic voiceover in Episode 7.Season 3 is set five years after the Season 2 finale, with Cassie and Nate married and living in the suburbs, Rue working off her debt to Laurie, Jules (Hunter Schafer) in art school and Maddy (Alexa Demie) climbing the ranks at a Hollywood talent agency. The season’s synopsis teased that the childhood friends would wrestle “with the virt...