Overview
- On the Academy Museum Gala red carpet, Elordi called the new season “incredibly liberating” and said Sam Levinson built something “clever and cinematic.”
- He said cast members filmed largely isolated arcs and that he doesn’t know other characters’ storylines, describing the process as “like FBI files.”
- Elordi refuted reports that the season was shot entirely in VistaVision, noting it uses multiple film stocks and “looks beautiful.”
- HBO has slated the premiere for spring 2026 after production restarted in February 2025 following a years-long hiatus.
- The season jumps beyond high school with many returnees, including Zendaya and Hunter Schafer, and a sizable slate of newcomers such as Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Deadwyler, Eli Roth, Trisha Paytas and Sam Trammell.