“When Family Ties Clash with On-Screen Drama: Sydney Sweeney’s Eye-Opening ‘Euphoria’ Experience”

For numerous parents, being supportive of their children’s careers is an instinctive response, yet explicit content in productions like ‘Euphoria’ can cause discomfort.

Sydney Sweeney, who has earned fame from her portrayal in the acclaimed HBO show, has experienced this especially concerning her father and grandfather.

The series features explicit scenes that include sexual content and drug use, making it challenging for some of Sweeney’s family to watch. During an interview on ‘Sunday Today With Willie Geist,’ she mentioned that although her mother was aware of the scenes during her visit to the set, her father was not informed about what to expect.

Her father opted to watch the show along with his parents, Sweeney’s grandparents, without any prior knowledge of its content.

“My dad and grandfather turned it off and left,” she recounted, sharing how awkward the situation became.

On the other hand, not all family members reacted negatively; Sweeney mentioned that her grandmother enjoys her work and often visits various filming locations, even taking part as an extra in some of her projects.

Despite the controversy surrounding her role in ‘Euphoria,’ Sydney continues to diversify her acting portfolio, undertaking a range of roles in productions like ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘Immaculate’. While she is often approached for similar characters, it is the more demanding work that inspires her the most.

Sydney Sweeney’s Full Filmography

• ‘ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction’ (2009)

• ‘The Opium Eater’ (2010)

• ‘Takeo’ (2010, Short Film)

• ‘Night Blind’ (2010)

• ‘The Ward’ (2010)

• ‘Spiders 3D’ (2013)

• ‘Angels in Stardust’ (2014)

• ‘Held’ (2015, Short Film)

• ‘Love Made Visible’ (2015)

• ‘The Martial Arts Kid’ (2015)

• ‘The Unborn’ (2015, Short Film)

• ‘Stolen From Suburbia’ (2015)

• ‘Cassidy Way’ (2016)

• ‘The Horde’ (2016)

• ‘Vikes’ (2017)

• ‘Dead Ant’ (2017)

• ‘It Happened Again Last Night’ (2017)

• ‘Relentless’ (2018)

• ‘Tell Me Your Name’ (2018)

• ‘Under the Silver Lake’ (2018)

• ‘Big Time Adolescence’ (2019)

• ‘Clementine’ (2019)

• ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019)

• ‘Nocturne’ (2020)

• ‘The Voyeurs’ (2021)

• ‘Night Teethe’ (2021)

• ‘Reality’ (2023)

• ‘Americana’ (2023)

• ‘Anyone but You’ (2023)

• ‘Madame Web’ (2024)

• ‘Immaculate’ (2024)

• ‘Eden’ (2024)