And whilst you shouldn’t suffer, to me there’s great value in working hard. “I mean that in the broad sense, like this is filmmaking. “We’re making movies, you know what I mean?” he told Variety after the Season 2 finale. “Euphoria” cast member Jacob Elordi previously defended the series’ long filming hours.
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As HBO noted in its statement, “It’s not uncommon for drama series to have complex shoots.” Levinson’s decision not to film with a shot list also reportedly caused set tension, as it led to long hours for the cast and crew. Creator Sam Levinson and series regular Barbie Ferreira reportedly had a falling out over the story direction of Ferreira’s character, Kat, which led to Ferreira allegedly storming off set and Levinson cutting back Kat’s role in the season. All actors should benefit from the protections our members enjoy, and production companies signed to our agreements need to follow our safety protocols, wage and hour rules, and other protections- regardless of an actor’s union status.”Īs “Euphoria” Season 2 aired on HBO, rumors about the show’s toxic production circulated on social media.
This includes the routine enforcement of contracts at the worksite through our National Field Services Department which is charged with resolving any on-set violations by working with the company’s production staff members to immediately correct the issue(s) in connection with performers’ employment.
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SAG would not comment on whether or not complaints were filed, but it did send the following statement: ““Advocating for professional performer work categories like background actors and enforcing contractual provisions is one of SAG-AFTRA’s core functions. The Daily Beast published a report in which background actors on the series claimed there were “multiple complaints made to SAG-AFTRA over the production failing to provide them meals on time and refusing to let people use the bathroom.” Sources also told the publication that the set “didn’t have a proper holding area for the extras” and that “there were so many complaints called into SAG-AFTRA that a union rep turned up to set.”Ī source close to the series told Variety that no formal complaints were ever filed to SAG-AFTRA.