Euphoria season 3 slammed as 'an unhinged disaster' by critics as first reactions to the hit HBO Max show's return flood in
Not that I think we should be surprised
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/jasmine-valentine · TechRadarNews By Jasmine Valentine published 9 April 2026
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- Euphoria season 3 branded as 'an unhinged disaster' as first critic reviews roll in
- The HBO Max show has scored 57% on Rotten Tomatoes after its first 19 reviews
- Episodes air weekly from April 12 until May 31
The first critic reviews and reactions to Euphoria season 3 — which hits HBO Max weekly from April 12 — are in, and it's not amazing news for creator Sam Levinson and his cast.
After a four-year hiatus, new episodes have been slammed as an "unhinged disaster," with the first 19 reviews leaving season 3 with a meagre score of 57% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Five years have passed for the former students of East Highland High, and life for them has undergone significant yet unexpected change. Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Nate (Jacob Elordi) are engaged and living in the suburbs, and Jules (Zendaya) owes money to some notoriously nasty new drug kingpins.
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If you look for them, you'll find a rare few positive comments on what's to come in Euphoria season 3... but let's dig deeper into what allegedly hasn't worked.
'It should be great, but instead it's gross'
Euphoria Season 3 | Trailer 2 | HBO Max - YouTube
Our opening "unhinged disaster" remark comes courtesy of The New York Post, with the review going on to add that season 3 has "ludicrous situations that feel like Breaking Bad meets Looney Tunes.”
Mashable agrees that "A time jump and drastic reinvention can't save Euphoria from itself," explaining that "the path Levinson chooses for Euphoria Season 3 opens the show up to its worst impulses, marring its technical splendor and strong performances with exploitative storylines that feel primed for internet outrage."
BBC Culture concluded that Euphoria season 3 has "become a show with very little to say."
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