{"id":2452856,"date":"2026-06-10T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2452856"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:12:13","slug":"sydney-sweeney-responds-to-euphoria-cast-drama-rumors-after-heavily-maligned-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-responds-to-euphoria-cast-drama-rumors-after-heavily-maligned-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney responds to \u201cEuphoria\u201d &#8216;cast drama&#8217; rumors after heavily maligned final season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney has opened up about <em>Euphoria<\/em>&#8216;s final season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress responded to a question about &#8220;cast drama&#8221; heading into season 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also reacted to narratives about herself that she doesn&#8217;t like, which she called &#8220;clickbait.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a heavily maligned final season of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/euphoria-tv-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Euphoria;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Euphoria&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Euphoria<\/em><\/a>, series star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sydney-sweeney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sydney Sweeney;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sydney Sweeney&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sydney Sweeney<\/a> has responded to a question about &#8220;cast drama&#8221; and rumored scheduling issues that have long buzzed through the show&#8217;s fandom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Well, I mean, we all grew up together on this show,&#8221; the 28-year-old said in a new interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/story\/sydney-sweeney-interview-euphoria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Vanity Fair;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Vanity Fair&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a>, summarizing her relationship with the cast \u2014 including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/zendaya\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Zendaya;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zendaya&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Zendaya<\/a>, Alexa Demie, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jacob-elordi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jacob Elordi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jacob Elordi&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jacob Elordi<\/a>, Hunter Schafer, and more \u2014 across three seasons of the HBO drama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, in response to a question about speculative &#8220;cast drama&#8221; that has followed the ensemble since the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sam-levinson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sam Levinson;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sam Levinson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sam Levinson<\/a>-created project first launched in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Zendaya; Sydney Sweeney; Hunter Schafer on &#8216;Euphoria&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Patrick Wymore\/HBO; Courtesy of HBO; Eddy Chen\/HBO<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s honestly crazy to watch how much social media and the press spin things,&#8221; she said, reacting to speculation that the cast&#8217;s schedules led to a four-year gap between seasons 2 and 3. &#8220;I was in first position to HBO. So the moment they say, &#8216;Hey, this is the first day of filming,&#8217; I\u2019m legally not allowed to do anything else. So my schedule doesn\u2019t affect the show. And so that was funny to watch everybody spin narratives on it. All of us were in first position, so it wasn&#8217;t like any of our schedules were holding it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the entertainment industry, &#8220;first position&#8221; means that, contractually, talent is obligated to prioritize that project before anything else. Per Sweeney, this was the case for the full cast.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the conversation, Sweeney also replied to an inquiry about a &#8220;narrative&#8221; she&#8217;s &#8220;wanted to correct&#8221; about herself, as she&#8217;s weathered several controversies in the past \u2014 including her divisive <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-ad-controversy-explained-11781315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:American Eagle jeans ad;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;American Eagle jeans ad&quot;}\" class=\"link \">American Eagle jeans ad<\/a> and speculation that, after she was spotted at a family party where attendees wore MAGA-branded clothing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/donald-trump-praises-sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-ads-11784080\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she supported Donald Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;she supported Donald Trump&quot;}\" class=\"link \">she supported Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think what\u2019s really hard is I\u2019m spoken for through journalists. So, whatever I say now will be rewritten and posted,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The thing is people like headlines and not everybody reads an article, not everyone listens to a podcast. They want the easy clickbait and whatever is the most digestible, most interesting. And that\u2019s all they see and that\u2019s what they run with. And then all of a sudden, crazy things just spin from it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She finished, &#8220;At this point, I think it would be so tiring having to correct everything and everyone. And I am so happy with my life and my coworkers and the characters that I get to play, and that\u2019s what\u2019s important. And the people who are in my innermost circle, my family, they truly know who I am. And if I\u2019m a good person to people who are around me, then that\u2019s what matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Euphoria<\/em> season 3 debuted in April, with HBO touting it in promotional materials as simply the third season of the popular show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sydney Sweeney in 'Euphoria' season 3Credit: Courtesy of HBO\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/s_katq6wQC2k9wsxqlwVxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/40df2ad0b88cf787096eebffb13b4de5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Sydney Sweeney in &#8216;Euphoria&#8217; season 3<br \/>Credit: Courtesy of HBO<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, after its final episode in May, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/euphoria-ending-season-3-series-finale-11987661\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:it was revealed that season 3 was actually the final season;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;it was revealed that season 3 was actually the final season&quot;}\" class=\"link \">it was revealed that season 3 was actually the final season<\/a>, with five major characters dying throughout the course of its run \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/euphoria-season-3-finale-how-does-it-end-rue-dies-11987580\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:including lead actress Zendaya's Rue Bennett in the series finale;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;including lead actress Zendaya'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">including lead actress Zendaya&#8217;s Rue Bennett in the series finale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In terms of the story that we set out to tell, which is the story about addiction and its consequences, this feels like the end to me,&#8221; Levinson told the <em>New York Times<\/em>&#8216; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/01\/arts\/television\/popcast-euphoria-sam-levinson-interview.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Popcast;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Popcast&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Popcast<\/em><\/a> show. &#8220;It was such a fulfilling journey in terms of this cast, the crew, what we were able to accomplish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outside of <em>Euphoria<\/em>, Sweeney has found success as a leading actress, including in <em>The Housemaid<\/em> and the rom-com <em>Anyone But You<\/em>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/syndey-sweeney-cameo-cut-devil-wears-prada-2-11954299\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly exclusively reported earlier this year;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly exclusively reported earlier this year&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> exclusively reported earlier this year<\/a> that she also filmed a three-minute cameo in <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>, though it was ultimately cut from the final version of the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sydney-sweeney-responds-to-euphoria-cast-drama-rumors-after-final-season-11994654\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Sydney Sweeney has opened up about Euphoria&#8216;s final season. The actress responded to a question about &#8220;cast drama&#8221; heading into season 3. She also reacted to narratives about herself that she doesn&#8217;t like, which she called &#8220;clickbait.&#8221; After a heavily maligned final season of Euphoria, series star Sydney Sweeney has responded to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2452857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346216,344487,343655,309841,309386,57296],"class_list":["post-2452856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cast","tag-euphoria","tag-final-season","tag-jacob-elordi","tag-sydney-sweeney","tag-vanity-fair"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sydney-Sweeney-responds-to-Euphoria-cast-drama-rumors-after-heavily.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452858,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452856\/revisions\/2452858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}