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Euphoria dedicates season 3 episode 1 to Eric Dane, Angus Cloud as Fez’s fate is confirmed

Euphoria dedicates season 3 episode 1 to Eric Dane, Angus Cloud as Fez’s fate is confirmed

The first episode of Euphoria’s third season has paid tribute to late series stars Eric Dane and Angus Cloud, as well as producer Kevin Turen. While it’s been four years in the making and the loyal army of Euphoria fans have been counting down the days till the likes of Rue (Zendaya), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Nate (Jacob Elordi) returned to our screens, the series premiered on a more sobering note as it remembered those who have sadly passed. At the beginning of the episode – which is titled Ándale – an in memoriam card can be seen, remembering Dane who starred as Elordi’s onscreen father, Cal. Similar was done for Cloud, whose tragic death was remembered back in 2023 with a card in the beginning episodes of seasons 1 and 2. At the end of the episode and after the credits, there were also dedicated tributes to all three cast and crew members. In the four years since Euphoria season 2 aired, Cloud – who starred as fan-favourite Fezco in the first two seasons …

Euphoria pays tribute to Eric Dane, Angus Cloud and Kevin Turen

Euphoria pays tribute to Eric Dane, Angus Cloud and Kevin Turen

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter HBO’s gritty drama Euphoria has finally returned to our screens after four years – but unfortunately, not all of the cast and crew lived to see its third run. The Sam Levinson series paid tribute to its late stars, Angus Cloud and Eric Dane, as well as producer Kevin Turen at the end of its season premiere on Sunday (12 April). Cloud starred as loveable drug dealer Fezco in Euphoria’s first two seasons. He died aged 25 from an accidental overdose in July 2023. Grey’s Anatomy star Dane – who played Nate’s dad Cal on the HBO show – died in February from respiratory failure after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral scelrosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND), last year. Dane appears in the current season of Euphoria, having filmed his scenes before his death. The late Eric Dane …

Euphoria creator says late star Angus Cloud ‘kept alive’ through storytelling as he addresses sudden death

Euphoria creator says late star Angus Cloud ‘kept alive’ through storytelling as he addresses sudden death

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Euphoria creator Sam Levinson has said that working on the upcoming season was “really hard” for the cast and crew following star Angus Cloud’s death. Cloud, who played fan favourite Fezco in the HBO drama, died aged 25 from an accidental drug overdose in 2023. The young actor died before production on the upcoming season of Euphoria had begun. Speaking about Cloud’s death, the show’s creator Levinson said that he “fought hard” to keep the actor “clean”. Angus Cloud died aged 25 in 2023 (AP) “Losing Angus was really hard for us as a production. I loved him very deeply,” he told Variety. He added that Euphoria honours Cloud, choosing to “keep him alive” through storytelling. “I wanted to deal with that. I wanted to deal with questions about faith, about a power greater than ourselves,” Levinson added. “What it means …

Sam Levinson on Keeping Angus Cloud’s Character Alive in Euphoria

Sam Levinson on Keeping Angus Cloud’s Character Alive in Euphoria

After a four-year hiatus Euphoria is back, and quite different than where it left off. Most notably there’s the time jump, which finds the show’s troubled cast of characters no longer in high school but now pursuing their own paths in the real world. At the season three premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, creator Sam Levinson noted, “I liked the idea of sort of the wild west of adulthood and this frontier feeling where anything is possible. That was sort of the backdrop that interested me, is who had these characters become and what are the consequences to those actions?” As can be seen in the show’s trailers, the season picks up with Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Nate (Jacob Elordi) getting married, Lexi (Maude Apatow) and Maddy (Alexa Demie) working in Hollywood and Zendaya‘s Rue still trying to navigate her way out of some drug-related complications. Another major change comes following Angus Cloud‘s death in July 2023, and how to handle the storyline around his character Fezco. “I loved Angus very deeply and I …