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The much-anticipated return of Euphoria has graced our screens once more, yet fans will notice the absence of a familiar face: Barbie Ferreira, who portrayed Kat Hernandez, is not part of the Season 3 lineup.
Ferreira, a staple in every episode of the first two seasons of this acclaimed HBO drama, was missing from the Season 3 premiere which captivated audiences on April 12. Despite her absence from the show, Ferreira remains in the spotlight with a flourishing career.
On the cinematic front, Barbie Ferreira has been involved in several new projects. Her film Mile End Kicks made its U.S. debut at the South by Southwest festival and is set to hit theaters on April 17. Meanwhile, her other movie, Faces of Death, premiered in theaters on April 10. During her promotional tour for Mile End Kicks, Ferreira sat down with DECIDER and shared her dream television aspirations.
Reflecting on her love for reality TV, Ferreira expressed, “I love the VH1 kind of vibes, and we don’t really have that anymore. But maybe I would do like a Real Housewife of, you know, LA… Real Housewife of Queens.”
When questioned about her role preference in such a show, Ferreira confidently declared, “I think I wanna be the housewife. Let’s be honest.”
Curious about Ferreira’s absence from Euphoria Season 3? Keep reading to find out more.
Is Barbie Ferreira in Euphoria Season 3?
No, Ferreira is not in Euphoria Season 3. Despite rumored beef with series creator Sam Levinson, Ferreira insisted that her exit from the HBO drama series “was very mutual” during a March 19, 2025 appearance on The Viall Files podcast.
“It wasn’t just my choice,” she explained, in part. “There was just nowhere to go and I think instead of me just lingering around for nine months, I think it was best for both of us that we just kind of ended it there.”
She also denied rumors that she walked off set, claiming that she “absolutely never did that.”
Ferreira also told Deadline that leaving the show has “100%” granted her more freedom to seek out other roles and try new things, “even just logistically.”
“When you’re on a TV show that shoots for that long, it’s actually logistically, you’re supposed to be in LA,” she shared in part. “You have to get approval to do a movie, to leave town. You can’t do that for nine months, and then in between seasons, we don’t know when it’s going to shoot, so you’re constantly kind of held down to LA. And it just felt like for me, what I wanted to do is act and be able to do different roles, and if Euphoria was going to serve that for me, I would have happily done it forever, however long it would have been. But it wasn’t really letting me show my range.”
The first episode of Euphoria Season 3 is streaming now on HBO Max.