The series has managed to launch the careers of these six actresses who were, for the most part, unknown to the general public
Zendaya began her career on the Disney Channel but it is one of those exceptions that she has known how to redirect her steps so that most of the public has forgotten about her. When the series problematic teenagers in which he starred premiered in June 2019, it was not a great shock that other teenage stars in the factory were exploring their darker sides, but the choral cast of almost unknown actors managed to focus attention on this fiction of HBO that Sam Levinson adapted from an Israeli fiction.
The cast was not accidental and has resulted in friendship: Hunter Schafer, a 20-year-old model, and transgender activist; Jacob Elordi, a handsome Australian who had already won hearts in a teen saga; Maude Apatow, daughter of a well-known Hollywood humorist; Alexa Demie, an aspiring actress who had already taken her first steps in more indie productions; Barbie Ferreira, a body positive activist model; and Sydney Sweeney, the diamond in the rough who, like Zendaya, was one step away from becoming Hollywood's most sought after.
The irreverence of Euphoria, under the umbrella and seal of quality of HBO, added to the talent and fame among the appropriate public, made the series the great success of the season and the reference for creation on adolescents (they have always defended that it is not a series for young people even if its real audience is). Her win, for example, gave wings to the Gossip Girl remake, which premiered in 2021, but Zendaya's performance opened new doors for the series by making her the youngest winner in the drama lead actress category in the history of the Emmy awards. Even those who at first had renounced fiction then dared to give it a chance and the actress herself, who is now 25 years old, dared to produce special episodes that gave a new dimension to the plot after a first season finale. that left everyone wondering.
The second season has once again changed the tone of the series and has allowed the characters of Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney to shine with more weight in their plots. Opposite young people and at the same time tremendously similar who find themselves facing each other in the purest adolescent fiction style: their interpretation has been definitive in launching their careers and they are two of the most sought-after actresses of the moment. And it is only the beginning, now everything will depend on how they handle the cards they have been dealt, their next roles, and, of course, luck.
Sydney Sweeney, who had already had secondary but relatively important roles in The Handmaid's Tale or Open Wounds, has faced the demon that still haunts Hollywood, but has not been afraid to denounce it: "I am very proud of my work in Euphoria, In my opinion, it was a great performance, but nobody talks about it because I undressed," he said after the premiere of the second season. "I do The White Lotus and suddenly the critics pay attention to me, people love me, they wonder what I'm going to do next. I was like, 'Didn't you see me in Euphoria? Didn't you see me in The Handmaid's Tale?' '", she insisted, vindicating her own effort and disapproving of those who claim that she has been recently discovered after more than a decade of struggling to gain a foothold in the mecca of cinema.
Now, while the third season of Euphoria continues to be confirmed but production is paused, each of its protagonists reaps the fruits of what has been sown. Sydney has two pending releases, National Anthem and Madame Web, with which she will fully immerse herself in the Marvel universe alongside Dakota Johnson. Like Zendaya, who is scheduled to shoot the second part of Dune, she is shooting Challengers, and she has been announced for Megalopolis, apart from the next editions of Spider-Man. Both lead a new generation in Hollywood that has been going strong and that, thanks to their influence beyond the big studios, can make their own creative decisions.
