Sam Levinson presented the third season of Euphoria at the TCL Chinese Theatre and dedicated it to “those who we lost,” which included Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, and producer Kevin Turen.
The Euphoria creator introduced the Season 3 premiere of the HBO series and thanked the whole cast, mentioning some of the names that had transcended.
“Some people ask why it took so long between seasons two and three,” he said. “There were obvious factors — the strikes, trying to make a schedule work with our very in-demand cast, but the real time was in trying to figure out how to find a way to pay respect to those who we lost.”
He continued, “When Angus died, it was tough. I loved him deeply, and I fought hard to keep him clean. The year he died, in 2023, he was one of 73,000 people in America who died of a fentanyl overdose. I learned a whole lot that year, but what I realized more than anything is that death is what gives life meaning. You can’t be arrogant about existence. You’re forced to reckon with the fact that life itself is a wonder, a gift, a profound blessing.”
Levinson said he wanted Euphoria Season 3 to be “the meaning beyond the absurdity.”
The filmmaker said that he would dedicate this season “to those who we lost, Angus, Kevin, and Eric,” adding, “The Rebbe says, ‘The only way to see great light is to pass through great darkness.’ Well, it feels good to be on the other side.”
Cloud played Fezco in the first two seasons of Euphoria. The actor died in 2023 from “acute intoxication” at the age of 25 in Oakland, California. Dane was able to reprise his role in the third season of the HBO drama before his death in February. The actor died of of respiratory failure with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as a contributing cause.
Watch Levinson’s entire speech in the video below.
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