Euphoria was a wildly popular series from the moment it premiered for those with an HBO Max subscription (though it was still Max at the time). Despite ratings most shows would die for, it took seven years for three seasons of the hit series to be produced. This led to plenty of chatter about what was going on behind-the-scenes, and a frequently cited point of contention was the popular cast.
After breaking big on Euphoria, actors like Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer and more got really busy. Zendaya, of course, was already swamped with roles in the Dune and Spider-man franchises, plus plenty of additional movie projects. So, when there was a lot of chatter about why new seasons were so slow to come to fruition, it’s no surprise the castmates’ busy schedules kept coming up.
In a revelatory interview about the final season of Euphoria and more, Sydney Sweeney was asked a lot about the alleged drama on set, including whether or not she and her co-stars were the ones responsible for holding up the series, particularly ahead of Season 3. She got candid with Vanity Fair, saying:
I was in first position to HBO. So the moment they say, ‘Hey, this is the first day of filming,’ I’m legally not allowed to do anything else. So my schedule doesn’t affect the show.
It wasn’t just Ms. Sweeney who was contractually obligated to work in Euphoria over other roles. Given nearly all of the young cast broke big on the HBO show, pretty much “all” of them were in the same position with Sam Levinson’s drama.
All of us were in first position, so it wasn’t like any of our schedules were holding it up.
Now, a fair number of people involved in the show have cited Levinson’s working process as being more of the reason for the hold-up. Colman Domingo seemingly confirmed this while citing the cast does love each other. Other rumored issues seemed to indicate it may have been Zendaya herself who hated the script and was pushing for rewrites, rumors that were later not quelled given the actress’ mom’s response after the Season 3 ending aired.
Per Sweeney, however, there is one area you absolutely cannot blame: the schedules. In general, she says the experience of filming the show was a loving, memorable one for herself and her co-stars, even when she dealt with backlash for Cassie’s storyline in the final season.
In short, she’s quashing ALL the beef.
