Warning: This article contains "Hibiki! Euphoria" Season 2 contains spoilers, as the excitement of the heartbreaking and hilarious second season of "Euphoria," this drama about rowdy teens (and sometimes their parents and drug dealers) attending East Highland High, has not abated, Soothe your soul with the news that it has already been renewed for a third season.

Although the second season was criticized for leaving many storylines unfinished and not featuring fan-favorite actors, it told a gut-wrenching, honest, and beautiful story about addiction, teen love, and the ups and downs of grief, leading to a surge in popularity. According to Variety, audience numbers almost doubled from season one, and "Hibike! Euphoria" became HBO's second most-watched show since 2004, behind only "Game of Thrones. (According to the magazine, "Hibike! Euphonium" is also the most tweeted show of the decade.)

"Hibike! Euphonium" Season 3 is just around the corner, and here is what we know about it.

Season 2 came to a bittersweet conclusion. We saw the second act of Lexi's brilliant play (including an intermission enlivened by villains Cassie and Maddie), we saw Nate turn his father over to the police, we saw Lou come to terms with his grief and close the chapter on his relationship with Elliot and Jules, Fezco and Faye were arrested, and Ashtray was arrested by the S.W. We saw him killed in a shootout with the A.T. team.

Yes, HBO announced in early February that Sam Levinson's hit drama had been renewed for a third time; HBO has yet to reveal details about when the new season will begin or what it will focus on, but there is a lot of eyelining and stress-inducing We can expect to see a lot of teenage behavior.

"Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast of 'Hibike! Euphoria's entire cast and crew have taken Season 2 to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative conventions and formulas while keeping its heart," Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said when the news was announced said in a statement. We couldn't be more honored to be working with this talented and wild team and couldn't be more excited to continue our journey into Season 3 with them," said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of HBO Programming when the news was announced. Francesca Orsi, who is also the Executive Vice President of HBO Programming, released a statement.

It is possible that Zendaya will direct at least one episode of the third season; in an interview with Vogue Italia, she said, "It's interesting, because I've been working on the show for a long time, and I've been working on it for a long time. I was actually supposed to direct episode 6, but I ended up appearing in it. Unfortunately I couldn't do it this time because I didn't have enough time. I wanted enough time to do it the right way. So maybe next season."

Most of the Season 2 regulars are expected to return for the third season, though, including Zendaya, Hunter Schaefer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demme, Maude Apatow, Nica King, and Storm Reid, Few have been officially confirmed to appear, with the exception of Zendaya, Erin Dane, and Dominique Fike. Even though Angus Cloud and Chloe Cherry's characters were arrested at the end of Season 2, it is plausible that Season 3 will follow their journey in court and in prison. (Dane told Esquire magazine about Cal's journey: "But we won't see Cal behind bars, nor will he have a relationship with Nate behind glass.")

The fate of Barbie Ferreira's Kat is still up in the air. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the actress fell out with the show's writer/creator Sam Levinson, resulting in the minimization of Kat's storyline in Season 2. Rumors suggest that Ferreira may not return for future seasons as a result. (Speaking to Variety, Ferreira said of returning for Season 3: "It's a really big cast, so we'll see.")

Meanwhile, Catherine Narducci, who played the grandmother of the younger version of Fezzco, told ELLE: "I would love to return. I need to come out of my coma. I told [director] Sam [Levinson] that I want to come out of the coma and go after Laurie. Dominique Fike, who played Elliot, revealed that Sam Levinson told him he could leave the show at any time. 'Sam always gave me the option to quit. He was like, 'Anytime you want to be a musician, just tell me and I'll kill you'"

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According to Variety, Zendaya said of Lou: "Lou wants to be here, and now it's up to her. I really hope that in the future we can explore her life as she approaches the afterlife and her journey of sobriety. But for now, the cast seems to be in the dark about the next plot twist: "I don't know anything. I don't know anything. I'm very curious," Maud Apatow said in an interview with Variety. 'I hear whispers, but almost nothing.'