Euphoria Fans have been waiting a long time for the return of the hit HBO series. According to to Hollywood news reporter, the show is finally returning. On July 12, the publication reported that the show is preparing to restart production in January 2025, three years after the premiere of the second season. Additionally, most of the main cast members are expected to return after reaching new heights in their careers since they last appeared on the series. Hunter Schafer, Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney are all set to return to the show that helped launch their careers.
It’s unclear exactly when the show will return to television screens. Earlier this year, there was hope it could return next year, sources close to the situation said. THR. But the show was suspended indefinitely. THR reported that the new season will likely time jump into the future and show the characters after high school.
It’s unusual for a hugely popular show like Euphoria having so much time between seasons, especially after being renovated during the previous season. However, the production faced several obstacles. Here’s everything that may have played a part in the hit television show’s production delay.
The writers’ and actors’ strike
Hollywood saw a historic double strike last summer, with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA calling for a work stoppage to achieve better protections and working conditions for union members. The two unions fought for a fair agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and members stopped their work for the striking companies until their contract was ratified. However Euphoria wasn’t filming at the time, it’s fair to say that the strikes certainly didn’t bring a new season closer.
The actors finding great success outside of the show
The main cast became huge movie stars in their own right after the second season of Euphoria. Zendaya is one of the most in-demand movie stars in Hollywood right now, after winning her first Emmy in 2020 for her work as the show’s lead actress. Since then, her name has rarely been left out of any conversation about Hollywood’s new A-list. She was in both Dune films, starred in Luca Guadagnino’s zeitgeisty Challengersand become a burgeoning fashion icon and red carpet mainstay.
Another great fashion it-girl, Hunter Schafer has also begun to make her foray into cinema, appearing in the latest addition to Hunger Games franchise and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Types of kindnesswith a horror movie, Cuckoo, scheduled for August. Sydney Sweeney found success with the fun romantic comedy Nobody but youstarring alongside Glen Powell, and Jacob Elordi became the protagonist of Emerald Fennell’s film Salt burn and played Elvis in Sofia Coppola’s film Priscilla.
The death of Angus Cloud
Cloud, who played Fezco, died of an accidental drug overdose in July 2023. The star struggled with drug addiction and was reportedly supported by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and the HBO team. Levinson said People that he encouraged Cloud to go to rehab. “I just told him, ‘I love working with you and we have an amazing season planned and stuff, but I need you to be sober because I can count on you,’” he said. says in the interview. He says HBO paid for his rehab treatment. The loss of a key cast member, in addition to taking a huge emotional toll on the cast and crew, clearly presented new challenges in formulating how the story would continue.
Controversy on the set of The idol
In March 2023, The idolanother HBO show Levinson created after Euphoriasuccessful, it became embroiled in controversy. Rolling Stone published a investigative exhibition in the manufacture of The idol, starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd. According to the publication, the show was originally created to be a feminist commentary on the pitfalls and pitfalls of the entertainment industry. It was originally directed by Amy Seimetz, who left due to conflicting contractual obligations. Levinson revamped the show, which became, according to one story source, a “rape fantasy.” The program “went from satire to what it satirized”, they stated. (And many critics ultimately agreed with that assessment.)
One source blamed The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, for wanting to “soften the cult aspect of the storyline and morph into something entirely different, abandoning the ‘feminist lens’ through which the show was being told as a result.” According to Rolling Stone, Levinson’s version of the show was more disturbing than the original. There were more sexually graphic scenes that were described as “sexual torture porn.”
Although Tesfaye seemed unfazed by the criticism, the response to the show was no better than the criticism that led to it.
Barbie Ferreira’s alleged fights with Levinson
An alleged rivalry between Barbie Ferreira, who played Kat Hernandez, and Levinson, also loomed large. Euphoria. In August 2022, Ferreira announced that wouldn’t go back for a third season. This comes after rumors that she walked off the set while filming the show after arguing with Levinson. During an interview at Dax Shepard’s Armchair specialist podcast, she shut down the rumors and said she didn’t leave the set, but she sprained her ankle and needed an x-ray.
However, she said the decision to leave the series was mutual because she and Levinson felt there was no other place for their story. “I think there were places she could have gone. I just don’t think it would fit into the show. I don’t know if that would do her justice and I think both parties knew that,” she said on the podcast. “I really wish I could not be the fat best friend. I don’t want to play that and I don’t think they wanted to either.”
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