August 25 - 31, 2024
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BY JAY BOBBIN
Sydney Sweeney OF EUPHORIA ON HBO
Charlie Vickers in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
Q: I was glad to hear that Season 3 of “Euphoria” is finally happening. Wil Sydney Sweeney still be part of the cast? A: Though production on new episodes of the HBO drama isn’t slated to start until early in 2025, that’s the plan. And still having her on board is a big deal for the cable network, since Sweeney’s star has risen considerably in recent years, thanks also to her starring roles in the movies “Anyone but You” and “Immaculate.” Her hosting stint on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” last season didn’t hurt her popularity, either.
The cast will be without Barbie Ferreira and the late Angus Cloud, but there has been much speculation that the series will return with a five-year time jump for the characters. Since the last time the show was on was early 2022, such a creative move wouldn’t be all that jarring, given how much of a gap there will have been in seasons of the saga by the time it returns. That also would address the ages of the actors and their “Euphoria” alter egos in moving the series out of a high-school milieu, given how often critics carp about performers having to play much younger than they actually are.
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Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” premiering Thursday, Aug. 29, on Prime Video, follows the rise of Sauron (Charlie Vickers) as a primordial force of evil in Middle Earth.
Not only for Sweeney but for the other returning “Euphoria” regulars, it will be interesting to see what the upcoming installments give them to play, since they’ve also been showing their range in other projects. Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and Colman Domingo are among those who also have been making the most of their opportunities, and the fact that they’ve been so busy is one reason it’s taken so long for the cameras to roll on “Euphoria” again.