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Why Million-Dollar Salary Demands Could End ‘Euphoria’


Why the sky-high demands of 'Euphoria' stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi — and other factors — could end the HBO show forever

Despite killer casting including Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, The Idol crashed and burned, with fans online calling it “comically bad,” “vomit-worthy” and “try-hard.” Levinson caught a lot of flak when reports of clashes and tension arose, and it was revealed that he had scrapped the script and largely rewritten the entire series on set, and ultimately, only five episodes of the six planned were filmed. Jacob ElordiStefania D'Alessandro/WireImage/Getty ImagesNow, with just weeks before production was scheduled to commence, it is alleged that Levinson’s entire script was rejected by HBO, who believe that the show needs to jump a period of five years, picking up the characters’ lives after high school. Further complicating things are rumors that Elordi’s managers had already requested a “reduced role” in season 3 for the in-demand Australian actor, who made his mark last year in buzzy movies like Saltburn and Priscilla.

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