Watch ‘Euphoria’ Christmas Special ‘Part 1: Rue’ Online

The HBO hit original series Euphoria finally returns in 2020 with the first of two Christmas Special episodes filmed during the pandemic. In the first titled Trouble Don’t Last Always, also known as Part 1: Rue, we’ll catch up with Rue during the holidays and after the painful parting of ways with Jules in the previous episode.

Season 1’s Colman Domingo will also make at least a cameo appearance, as well as Hunter Schafer as Jules. Though how much screen time either receives remains to be seen.


Catch the first Euphoria Christmas Special episode on Thursday, December 3rd at 12 am PT / 9 pm PT exclusively on HBO Max. It will then premiere on HBO on Sunday, December 6th at 9/8c.

Find out how to watch Euphoria Part 1: Rue online without cable by using one of these trusted streaming services.

HBO Max for Amazon Prime Members

Our favorite choice to watch Euphoria online without cable is by enjoying HBO Max via Amazon Prime. As a Prime Member you can now add HBO Max to your Prime Video Channels for only $14.99 per month and start streaming the new Euphoria episode and all past episodes immediately.

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If you aren’t an Amazon Prime member then there’s still a path to follow. Simply signup for a free 30-day trial of Prime, then add Prime Channels with HBO Max on top of it to stream Euphoria episodes for free and test out other great HBO originals.

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Euphoria via Hulu

You can also add HBO Max as an add-on with a Hulu Live TV subscription. The big benefit here is that Hulu offers 50 hours of DVR Cloud storage so you can watch Euphoria live or save it for later. Sign up for Hulu Live TV to enjoy one of the most popular online streaming services available today.

The official HBO synopsis for Euphoria Part 1: Rue reads, “In the aftermath of being left by Jules at the train station and relapsing, the first special episode follows Rue (played by Emmy-winner Zendaya) as she celebrates Christmas. Jules (played by Hunter Schafer) will also appear in the episode.”

Watch Euphoria Christmas Special Online

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