Fans of HBO’s hit drama Euphoria, rejoice: the official trailer for HBO’s hit series has just dropped, and it looks like the upcoming second season picks up right after Rue’s relapse in the finale.

The two-and-a-half minute video opens with Rue entering what appears to be a Narcotics Anonymous meeting with a suitcase. Her sponsor, Ali (Colman Domingo), is sitting in the first row.

“When I first met her, I was just immediately in love,” Rue says, over shots of Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer), her girlfriend from season one. “As soon as I saw her, I was just immediately afraid to lose her.”

The trailer goes on to show Jules asking Rue: “When’d you relapse?”

Meanwhile, Rue’s sponsor Ali (Colman Domingo) waits as Rue leaves a building with her suitcase. “So, Rue,” he says. “The $64,000 question is what’s in the suitcase?”

We also see Rue with a new acquaintance who can be seen pouring out unidentifiable pills into his hand. “You’re my new favourite person,” she tells him.

Later in the trailer, Rue informs her friends that she has an “amazing plan” while a suitcase full of pills is zipped up, and a woman asks if someone is “ready to do some business.”

Last month, after continued production delays due to the pandemic, Zendaya announced that Euphoria would be back on our screens in the new year.

The lead star confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: “EUPHORIA SEASON 2. JANUARY 9,” alongside a clip of the new season teaser trailer.

“When you’re younger, everything feels so permanent,” Zendaya’s Rue says in the new trailer, which has already been watched over five million times. “But as you get older, you begin to realise nothing is and everyone you love can drift away.”

The trailer also features the familiar faces of previous cast members Sydney Sweeney (Cassie), Alexa Demie (Maddy), Barbie Ferreira (Kat) and Maude Apatow (Lexi). It also teased musician Dominic Fike as a newcomer for the second season. And it seems that the chaotic party scenes, wild tension and violence have been dialed up to ten for the second coming, too.

Hinting at an escalation of the events in season one, there are also snippets of a SWAT team, guns being brandished, and an enigmatic scene that sees Rue grabbed from behind in what could be a kidnapping.

Speaking to NME earlier this year, Zendaya hinted at the highly emotional scenes that we can expect.

“It’s a difficult season. It’s going to be hard and it’s gonna be devastating sometimes, but I think Rue really deserves all of that care when it comes to her character because I think she represents a lot for so many people.

“I hope to make those people proud with our depictions of Rue [and] where all the characters go. I think this season’s not going to be easy, though.

“It’s not going to be a fun watch, I don’t think. Sometimes.”

Euphoria has garnered a lot of praise since it first aired in 2019 for its exploration of love, rage, identity, drugs, sex and everything in between. The series one premiere watched by more than 5.5 million viewers across HBO’s platforms and at the 2020 Emmy’s, Zendaya herself picked up the Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for her performance as teen addict Rue, becoming the youngest actor ever to win in that category.

Could season 2 be another shot for Zendaya and the outstanding cast to win big again? We’re hoping so.

Euphoria season 2 will air on 9 January 2022 on HBO Max. Euphoria will also air weekly from 10 January  on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW.  Stream Euphoria with a NOW Entertainment Membership.

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