The Zendaya-thon is upon us: From 'The Drama' to 'Euphoria,' it's time to lean in

What’s busier than booked and busy?

Whatever it is, Zendaya is precisely that this full year, with a slate filled with high-profile surface projects, including those dropping her backmost successful the play of “Euphoria” and the godforsaken sands of Arrakis. The 29-year-old, a Disney Channel prima who has go 1 of Hollywood’s astir in-demand actors, kicks disconnected her awesome tally successful April with A24’s acheronian romanticist drama “The Drama,” co-starring Robert Pattinson, who volition besides articulation her for different projects this twelvemonth — but much connected that later.

Though “The Drama” centers connected a fictional engaged couple, the movie hits theaters amid reports that Zendaya and her “Spider-Man” co-star Tom Holland exchanged their ain vows earlier this year. Thanks for the heads up, Law Roach! This summer, Zendaya and Holland’s romance comes afloat ellipse arsenic they reunite connected “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the 4th movie successful the franchise that helped ignite that spark. Zendaya and her — ahem, reported — hubby are besides slated to stock the surface aggregate times this year.

While the instrumentality of “Euphoria” and movie premieres are acceptable to beryllium the landmark moments of the Emmy winner’s year, fans tin besides expect the Zendaya-thon to see press-junket gems and stunning, tastefully themed reddish carpet looks — fundamentally everything that makes Zendaya, well, Zendaya.

Zendaya arrives astatine the premiere of “The Drama” connected Tuesday, March 17, 2026, astatine DGA Theater Complex successful Los Angeles.

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The Oakland autochthonal made it wide past period that she is precise alert of the twelvemonth she’s having. Zendaya told Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango she hopes “people don’t get sick of me.”

“I truly admit everyone who supports immoderate of the movies oregon supports my vocation successful immoderate benignant of way,” she said, reiterating, “I conscionable anticipation you don’t get sick of maine this twelvemonth due to the fact that I’ll archer you what, aft this I’m disappearing for a small bit. I’m going to person to spell into hiding for conscionable a small bit.”

With the Zendaya-thon successful afloat plaything starting this month, present is everything to cognize astir her upcoming projects.

The Drama

Robert Pattinson, left, and Zendaya play an engaged mates successful “The Drama.’”

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In lawsuit you haven’t already heard, Zendaya volition beryllium tying the knot with a beloved British heartthrob this twelvemonth — for Kristoffer Borgli’s acheronian romanticist drama “The Drama.”

The Emmy victor stars successful the movie other Pattinson arsenic an engaged mates — Charlie Thompson (Pattinson) and Emma Harwood (Zendaya) — preparing to accidental their “I do’s.” Cracks successful their picture-perfect narration statesman to to amusement aft Emma reveals a large concealed earlier the Big Day.

To punctuation Pattinson’s Charlie successful the trailer: “There’s immoderate drama.”

Ahead of the film’s release, Zendaya indulged successful yet different bout of “method dressing,” channeling the bridal contented of wearing thing old, thing new, thing borrowed and thing bluish for her reddish carpet looks. Something old: The achromatic Vivenne Westwood gown she wore astatine the 2015 Oscars. Something new: A customized achromatic Louis Vuitton gown with a achromatic bow-train. Something borrowed: Cate Blanchett‘s achromatic Giorgio Armani gown with a plunging, gem-lined neckline. Her thing bluish remains to beryllium seen.

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, successful her “something new” attire, be “The Drama” premiere successful Paris.

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“The Drama,” written and directed by Borgli, bows Friday and besides stars musician-actor Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie and Hailey Gates.

‘Euphoria’ Season 3

Zendaya arsenic Rue Bennett successful a country of “Euphoria” Season 3, which returns to HBO connected April 12.

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“Euphoria” is yet backmost connected HBO for its 3rd and apt last play — and it lone took 4 years.

A batch has happened since the chaotic Season 2 finale successful 2022, to accidental the least. Series creator Sam Levinson faced allegations successful 2023 of fostering a toxic workplace defined by long, late-night shoots and disorganized acceptable days for his bid “The Idol.” A low-energy jeans advertisement starring Sydney Sweeney sparked a civilization war. And, tragically, respective members of the “Euphoria” household person died since: histrion Angus Cloud, enforcement shaper Kevin Turen and, astir recently, histrion Eric Dane.

When “Euphoria” returns April 12 astatine 9 p.m. section time, it volition beryllium a overmuch antithetic amusement from erstwhile it premiered successful 2019. The Season 3 trailers look to beryllium typical of precisely that: The teens of “Euphoria” are grown up and Zendaya’s Rue Bennett, successful her enduring struggles to enactment sober, seemingly finds herself successful Mexico caught successful the mediate of feuding cause lords. Here’s however HBO officially sums it up: “A radical of puerility friends wrestle with the virtuousness of faith, the anticipation of redemption, and the occupation of evil.”

Zendaya, who made Emmys past for her enactment successful some Seasons 1 and 2, volition reunite with co-stars Hunter Schafer, Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow and Sweeney. This season’s formed volition besides see Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Toby Wallace, Sharon Stone, Rosalia, Danielle Deadwyler, Marshawn Lynch, Natasha Lyonne and Trisha Paytas.

The Odyssey

After “Euphoria,” the Zendaya-thon sets sail to the Mediterranean with Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey,” an adaptation of Homer’s homecoming epic.

Zendaya joins the all-star formed arsenic Greek goddess Athena, who protects Matt Damon’s Odysseus connected his perilous travel backmost location to his household successful Ithaca. While the movie brings Zendaya and Holland to the aforesaid set, it’s highly improbable the brace volition bring their romance connected surface unless Nolan decides Odysseus’ lad Telemachus (Holland) needs a fling with the goddess of wisdom, warfare strategy and logic.

“The Odyssey” hits theaters July 17 and besides features Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and reunites Zendaya with Robert Pattinson.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

MJ (Zendaya) prepares to escaped autumn with Spider-Man successful Columbia Pictures’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

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Just weeks aft “The Odyssey,” some Zendaya and Holland volition plaything backmost into their Marvel groove for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” 9 years aft archetypal appearing unneurotic successful 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”

Holland returns arsenic your affable vicinity Spider-Man (a.k.a. Peter Parker) nether overmuch antithetic circumstances: His beloved MJ (Zendaya) and champion person Ned (Jacob Batalon) person nary recollection of Peter pursuing the tragic events of 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

The trailer, released past month, shows Peter reeling arsenic helium struggles to reconnect with his friends. To his dismay, MJ has a caller antheral successful her life. As successful the erstwhile films, Peter attempts to equilibrium his idiosyncratic woes with superhero struggles — but he’ll person different Avenger successful his corner. The clip shows Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner (a.k.a. the Hulk) guiding Peter done an “enormously dangerous” carnal improvement and teases respective baddies, including Jon Bernthal’s antihero Punisher.

Sure, Holland volition soon beryllium backmost successful his Spidey-suit for “Brand New Day,” but the film’s accomplishment besides means the imaginable for much “method dressing,” courtesy of Zendaya’s stylist, Roach. Some of the astir memorable looks from Zendaya’s past circular of “Spider-Man” outfits included pieces with web detailing.

Zendaya, left, and Tom Holland astatine the premiere of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” astatine the Regency Village Theater connected Dec. 13, 2021, successful Los Angeles.

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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” directed by “Shang-Chi” manager and “Wonder Man” showrunner Destin Daniel Cretton, premieres July 31. Sadie Sink, “Severance” prima Tramell Tillman and Michael Mando besides star.

Dune: Part Three

Zendaya stars arsenic Chani, a fierce Fremen warrior and emotion involvement of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, successful “Dune: Part Three.”

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Zendaya volition bookend her tally of large releases this twelvemonth by returning to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Three,” Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve’s 3rd and reportedly last “Dune” film.

The latest installment, an adaptation of the 2nd caller successful writer Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series, is acceptable astir 20 years aft the events of 2024’s “Dune: Part Two,”. The movie sees Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides afloat presume his spot arsenic the messiah of the Fremen, the radical of Arrakis. Fearless Fremen warrior Chani (Zendaya) returns successful a antithetic romanticist capacity. In “Dune: Part Two,” Paul joined Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan arsenic a governmental play, making Chani his concubine.

The film’s trailer, released past month, shares glimpses of Paul and Chani’s enduring emotion (and perchance their child), melodramatic battles, an unrecognizable Robert Pattinson, Isaach De Bankolé’s Fremen quality Farok, Anya Taylor-Joy arsenic Paul’s younger sister Alia and more. Returning stars besides see Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson and Jason Momoa.

“Dune: Part Three” hits theaters Dec. 18, with Zendaya astir apt spicing up the reddish carpets with themed looks until then.

Stylist Law Roach, left, and Zendaya airs for photographers upon accomplishment astatine the premiere of “Dune: Part Two” connected Feb. 15, 2024, successful London.

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The sci-fi epic whitethorn people the extremity of Zendaya’s 2026 movie and TV projects, but the young multi-hyphenate is already successful talks for much roles, including starring the Ronnie Spector biopic from Oscar-winning “Moonlight” filmmaker Barry Jenkins. Will Smith and “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller are besides among the creatives who person publicized their hopes to enactment with Zendaya.

While Zendaya says she intends to “go into hiding” adjacent year, she is confirmed to instrumentality a dip into the “Shrek” swamp successful 2027. She volition lend her dependable to the animated franchise’s 5th movie and its archetypal installment successful much than a decade, voicing the girl of Mike Myers’ Shrek and Cameron Diaz’s Fiona. Eddie Murphy is besides acceptable to instrumentality to the franchise arsenic Donkey.

“Shrek 5,” announced successful 2025, was initially acceptable to premiere astatine the extremity of 2026. Instead, Zendaya’s ogre epoch volition beryllium upon america connected June 30, 2027.