The Lede

‘Closure is Coming’ The TV world has been waiting for this for a long time, but the euphoric moment is finally here: the third season of HBO’s EUPHORIA – which last aired in early 2022 – premieres Sunday on Crave. Created by Sam Levinson, and starring two-time EMMY® Award winner Zendaya, the eight-episode third season takes place five years after the events of Season 2, with the characters now navigating their versions of adulthood. Asked if she believes Season 3 of EUPHORIA will be the last, Zendaya replied, “I think so … closure is coming.” In addition to Zendaya, returnees include Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, and Maude Apatow. Most of the cast appeared together in public for the first time in many years at a red carpet event earlier this week.

Let’s Get Silly Building up trust with a loyal fan base allows a successful comedy series to make tonal changes, according to HACKS star Jean Smart. As the fifth and final season of HBO’s HACKS begins – the first episode is on Crave now, with new episodes dropping on Thursdays – Smart, who plays Deborah Vance, acknowledged in a story by TV critic Bill Harris for The Lede that “Season 4 got a little bit dark. But I think we had earned it.” Now, it’s back to basics for Smart and co-star Hannah Einbnder, who plays Ava Daniels. “In Season 5, we get to get back to being profoundly silly, which is really, really fun,” Smart said. Einbinder added, “it’s nice that we (Ava and Deborah) were able to kind of be on the same team … it’s so nice for us to be working towards the same goal.”