After Thinking Her “Career Was On The Rise” Following “Euphoria,” Nika King Said She Hasn’t Booked A Single Acting Job And Can’t Pay Rent Amid Speculation About Season 3

As you might remember, much of the criticism was leveled toward Euphoria’s creator and sole writer, Sam Levinson, who was also repeatedly called out over the show’s storylines and his apparent requests for excessive nudity in scenes.

Several of Euphoria’s lead actors, like Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and Colman Domingo, have defended Sam. However, things didn’t get much better for him in 2023 when Rolling Stone published an exposé centering on his second HBO show, The Idol, describing it as “torture porn.”

In the report, the production was described as an alleged “shitshow,” and when the series was eventually released in June, it majorly flopped and was called out for its “misogynistic” themes.

In January, HBO’s Casey Bloys confirmed that Sam is “busy writing” the script.

“Sam is an incredibly talented writer; he’s got a lot in store for these characters, and I’m excited,” the HBO chairman and CEO said during an interview with Deadline.

“Season 3 is coming out…I don’t fucking know,” she said in the clip, giving an exasperated shrug. “Don’t ask me. I don’t know.”

“People are like, ‘We need Season 3!’ and I’m like, ‘Bitch, I need Season 3!’” she said before candidly giving some insight into her financial situation as a result of the show’s hiatus. “I haven’t paid my rent in six months, and Zendaya’s over in Paris at Fashion Week, and I’m like, ‘Bitch, come home! I need you!’”

As the audience burst into fits of laughter, Nika added, “I’m serious. I haven’t booked nothing since Euphoria.

“This is some bullshit. I thought my career was on the rise after Euphoria, I thought I was good,” she said. “It don’t work that way. I called Taraji [P. Henson] and she was like, ‘Bitch, get used to it.’”

“majority of the cast has been booked and busy and has risen to even more fame which they all deserve but nika absolutely deserves to be right up there with the rest of them,” one fan wrote in response to the clip on X. “she is too talented and deserves more roles!!”

“she should've won awards over her performance as leslie especially after season 2 considering she's one of the few good things to come out of that,” commented someone else.

“This is so sad and infuriating because Nika has the best performance on the show (along with Z), but she isn’t getting the recognition she deserves for it,” added another.

“[Sam is] a person who writes and rewrites and writes and rewrites again, because I think he's wrestling with what's important,” the Rustin actor told GQ last week. “He's responding immediately to what the ills of the world are.”

He continued: “I know that the one thing I can tell you is that he's very much interested in the existential question of who we are right now. Our souls. That's what he wants to figure out with Season 3.”