On Monday, HBO shared a first look image of Zendaya as Rue in the highly anticipated third season of the hit show. "#Euphoria Season 3 is in production," Max captioned the post.

Three years after the second season aired, HBO has given us a major "Euphoria" season 3 update. If you've been patiently waiting for the Max drama, we've got good news: production on the show's third season is officially underway, and as proof, we've been given our first look at the new season.

Production on Season 3 of Euphoria is officially underway. The show shared an image on social media Monday morning announcing the start.

That euphoric feeling. “Euphoria” is officially in production for Season 3, HBO announced on Monday. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), the network shared an ominous photo of Rue, played by Zendaya,

Euphoria Season 3 is now moving forward as the official HBO X account has now shared a first-look photo of Zendaya's Rue in Euphoria Season 3 while announcing that filming has off

HBO says production has begun on the drama series and shared a first photo from the season, with Zendaya’s Rue looking over her shoulder in a dimly lit room. HBO also shared the photo on its social channels, with the brief message “ Euphoria season 3 is in production.”

The sophomore season of the critically acclaimed HBO drama series earned three Emmy nominations, including Zendaya's second Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win. The season was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series and Sydney Sweeney was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

HBO has confirmed that the third season of Euphoria has officially kicked off, along with sharing a new photo of Zendaya.

HBO has shared the first look at “Euphoria” Season 3. The image features Zendaya’s return as Rue. The long-delayed production on Season 3 of “Euphoria” kicked off recently, almost exactly three years after the premiere of Season 2.

However, the darkened frame looks like just about any other shot from any other season of Euphoria, so it’s not the most convincing image in terms of proof of life. Since the second season aired, the word has been that the next installment will feature a time jump that takes the characters out of Euphoria High.