Sydney Sweeney Says ‘Euphoria' Season 3 Is More 'Unhinged' & Promises A 'Crazier' Cassie
In Season 2 of Euphoria, Cassie had 'never ever been happier,' and according to star Sydney Sweeney, in the forthcoming third season, she's never been been 'crazier.'
Speaking to Empire magazine in promotion for her new Apple TV+ film opposite Julianne Moore, Echo Valley, the actress-producer previewed what fans can expect from the long-delayed installment.
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'I have such a spot in my heart for Cassie, and I hold her really close and dear,' the Fifty Fifty Films founder began. 'She is crazy. She makes so many mistakes. She's flawed on so many levels, but she does it all from a place of love. It could be a sad version of love, as well. It's so much fun to play a character that is as crazy as she is. Sam [Levinson] is such a brilliant filmmaker to work with, because I'll read something, then I'll call him, and I'm like, 'Let's go crazier.' And he's like, 'I'm all in.' And this season is unhinged.'
When asked to clarify if the HBO dramedy is even 'more unhinged' than previous seasons, Sweeney laughed and replied, 'Yes.'
Produced in partnership with A24, the brainchild of Levinson, the show went darker and wilder in its sophomore installment, all culminating in a meta play that laid bare the East Highland High School gossip of the year, including Cassie's secret tryst with Maddie's (Alexa Demie) abusive ex-boyfriend Nate (Jacob Elordi).
Currently filming in Los Angeles, the series will take its characters out of high school for the first time, featuring a five-year time jump and set for premiere next year, four years after Season 2's conclusion — a gap largely attributed to the dual strikes and creative factors. Since then, actors Sharon Stone, Asante Blackk and Lucy Punch, as well as Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch and Kadeem Hardison, have joined returning series regulars Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Hunter Schafer, Demie, Elordi and Sweeney. Colman Domingo will return as a guest star.
Outside of Euphoria, Sweeney just wrapped filming on an as-yet untitled biopic about boxer Christy Martin and production on The Housemaid, a Paul Feig-helmed adaptation which she co-produced. She is currently producing and starring in Scandalous!, directed by Domingo, about the relationship between Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak (Sweeney). Her previously announced Barbarella remake is also in process. Outside that, she will be seen in Americana, releasing Aug. 22, 2025.
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