Summary

• HBO's 2024 lineup will feature fewer shows due to delays, causing popular series like Euphoria, The White Lotus, and The Last of Us to be pushed to 2025.
• Welcome to Derry, a Stephen King show, was initially expected to premiere in 2024 but will now be released in 2025.
• The Rehearsal and Waller are also expected to arrive in 2025, while Creature Commandos might still be released in 2024 despite being absent from the lineup.

HBO is known for its prestige television, and the network has announced its 2024 lineup, but there are a few shows noticeably missing from the list. HBO had a big year in 2023, with the conclusion of the popular series Succession and Barry, as well as the premiere of The Last of Us. HBO’s 2024 slate will include a number of new and returning shows, promising even more excitement. However, there are some shows that were expected to air in 2024 but aren't.

Among the new HBO's most popular shows that were likely to return in 2024 may now be pushed back to 2025.

11 Euphoria Season 3 - Confirmed For 2025

Season 2 Was Released In January 2022

Euphoria faced filming delays even before the SAG-AFTRA strike. As such, it's not a part of HBO's 2024 lineup, and Euphoria season 3 has been pushed back to 2025.

10 The White Lotus Season 3 - Confirmed For 2025

Season 2 Premiered In October 2022

The White Lotus is one of HBO's most popular shows, and the first two seasons of the anthology series premiered in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Fans were hoping that The White Lotus season 3 would arrive in 2023 or 2024. However, the series has been pushed further back, and it doesn't appear on HBO's 2024 slate. The reasons for its delays include the SAG-AFTRA strikes, which continued for much of 2023 and ended in November. This meant there wasn't enough time to turn the new season around for a 2024 release date. The Mike White show has been confirmed for a 2025 return.

9 The Last Of Us Season 2 - Confirmed For 2025

Season 1 Premiered In January 2023

The adaptation of the beloved PlayStation game The Last of Us premiered in January 2023, and it was an instant hit. HBO filming for The Last Of Us Season 2 is set to begin on February 12, 2024. That wouldn't leave enough time to release it in 2024.

8 And Just Like That... Season 3 - Confirmed For 2025

Season 2 Came Out In June 2023

And Just Like That... might have given Carrie her best ending yet, but HBO confirmed the Sex and the City reboot will return for season 3. The first season premiered at the end of 2021, spreading into 2022, and season 2 arrived in the summer of 2023. Given this timeline, And Just Like That... season 3 was expected to debut in 2024. However, it has been delayed further, possibly because of the striks. The season was confirmed in the middle of the strike, which prevented the writers from getting to work on it. Because of that, Carrie and the rest of the girls (minus Samantha) will return in 2025.

7 Welcome To Derry Season 1 - Confirmed For 2025

It Has A Huge Stephen King Connection

HBO's first look at its 2024 slate includes a glimpse of Welcome to Derry, an Stephen King adaptation. The show has also revealed a huge connection to another King project: it seems Welcome to Derry is connected to IT. The series will be a prequel, and its action takes place more than 20 years before the events of IT. The show was initially supposed to premiere in 2024, but it's looking at a 2025 release date given its delays due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

6 The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 - TBA

Season 3 Was Released In June 2023

The Righteous Gemstones season 4 was also expected to return in 2024, but HBO hasn't included it in its 2024 lineup. On June 18, 2023, HBO announced The Righteous Gemstones was renewed for season 4, but since it happened during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, production couldn't start. The first season premiered in 2019, with the second and third arriving in 2022 and 2023, respectively. HBO hasn't confirmed its release date for 2024, so it's most likely it will return in 2025.

The WGA strike lasted for 148 days between May 2 and September 27, while the SAG-AFTRA strike lasted for 118 days between July 14 and November 9.

5 Duster Season 1 - TBA

HBO Max Greenlit It In 2020

Duster, the drama series executively produced by J.J. Abrams, has been long in the works. Although a 2024 release date was never confirmed, production started in early 2023. However, Duster shut down production in May until the end of the writers' strike. Lost's Abrams is co-writing Duster with The Walking Dead's LaToya Morgan, and Duster in April 2020. Duster may now be looking at a 2025 release date, as it's not included in the network's 2024 lineup.

4 The Rehearsal Season 2 - TBA

Season 1 Came Out In 2022

Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal was renewed in 2022, yet there is no official information about its release date. The first season received critical acclaim when it premiered in 2022, with HBO hurrying to give it another season. However, the docu-comedy doesn't appear on HBO's 2024 release slate. The Rehearsal is created, written, and directed by Nathan Fielder, who also stars in it. It could realistically return in 2025.

3 Waller - TBA

The Peacemaker Spinoff Is On The Horizon

James Gunn announced in February that Peacemaker season 2 will premiere after Waller, a spinoff starring Amanda Waller, the head of the A.R.G.U.S. Waller is set between Peacekeeper seasons 1 and 2, and some reports claimed it was eyeing a 2024 release date (via Variety). With Gunn confirming the true start of his DCEU would be 2025's Superman: Legacy, Waller might actually premiere in 2025, as HBO didn't include the series in its 2024 lineup video. That means John Cena's Peacemaker will also be pushed back to 2025 or later. However, Gunn could surprise audiences and still release Waller in 2024.

2 Creature Commandos - 2024

The DC Animated Series May Still Arrive In 2024

The Peacemaker spinoff Waller isn't the only James Gunn production coming out in the near future. The former Marvel director and current co-chairperson and CEO of DC Films is pulling all the strings. He confirmed the plan to release Creature Commandos, an animated series, in 2024. However, HBO hasn't included it in its 2024 lineup. However, it might still happen in 2024, as the Creature Commandos characters on schedule.