Euphoria paid memorial to late contributors Eric Dane, Angus Cloud and Kevin Turen as the third season of the HBO hit began airing Sunday.
Sunday’s episode opened with a graphic remembering Dane; and later displayed the names of the three men who died in the four years since the end of the show’s second season in early 2022.
Dane’s death was the most recent, as he passed away at 53 this past February 19 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (which is also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease).
The actor – who played the role of Cal Jacobs on 21 episodes of the popular series – publicly spoke about his diagnosis for the first time in April of 2025.
Dane had already completed production on the HBO show’s third season at the time he died.
‘I’m heartbroken by the loss of our dear friend Eric,’ the show’s creator Sam Levinson said in a statement following Dane’s passing. ‘Working with him was an honor. Being his friend was a gift.’
Euphoria paid memorial to late contributors Eric Dane, Angus Cloud and Kevin Turen as the third season of the HBO hit the air Sunday. Dane passed away at 53 this past February 19 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (which is also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease)
The actor – who played the role of Cal Jacobs on 21 episodes of the popular series – had finished his work on the third season prior to his passingf
He ended by saying, ‘Eric’s family is in our prayers. May his memory be for a blessing.’
A number of viewers were emotional about the memorials interspersed in the episode.
‘Euphoria has always been raw; this moment is no different,’ said one user.
Another put emotional emojis with the caption, ‘Watching euphoria now and the “in remembrance of Eric Dane” in the beginning.’
Said one user: ‘The Eric Dane in memoriam in the first minute of the episode??? I am in tears.’
Another said of Dane’s ALS battle: ‘Still crazy how fast the disease took him, prayers for his family.’
A user said that ‘Dane’s final role landing in the most talked about season of Euphoria is a bittersweet way to say goodbye to a career.
‘Every scene he’s in this season is going to carry extra weight knowing it’s the last time.’
The actor publicly spoke about his diagnosis for the first time in April of 2025
The show paid memorial to Kevin Turen and Angus Cloud on Sunday’s episode
Cloud died following an accidental drug overdose at the age of 25 at his family’s Oakland, California home on July 31, 2023, a week after his father’s funeral.
Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco ‘Fez’ O’Neill on 16 episodes of the series, had no acting experience ahead of his role on Euphoria, as he was discovered by a casting scout in New York City.
Levinson said ‘there was no one quite like Angus’ in a somber statement following his passing.
‘He was too special, too talented and way too young to leave us so soon,’ Levinson said of Cloud. ‘He also struggled, like many of us, with addiction and depression.
‘I hope he knew how many hearts he touched. I loved him. I always will. Rest in peace and God Bless his family.’
Turen, a producer on the series, died at 45 about three months after Cloud on November 12, 2023, after he suffered a cardiac emergency while behind the wheel.
The producer had worked with Levinson on projects such as 2018’s Assassination Nation, 2021’s Malcolm & Marie and 2023’s The Idol.
Officials said that acute cardiac dysfunction and hypertrophic heart disease led to Turen’s death, as he had also lived with coronary artery atherosclerosis.
A number of viewers were emotional about the memorials interspersed in the episode
‘Despite his many achievements in Hollywood, Kevin’s greatest passion was his family and friends,’ his friend, Penske Media Corporation CEO Jay Penske, said in a statement following Turen’s sudden passing. ‘He was so proud of his children.
‘He and his wife, Evelina, were resolved that their children grow up with great values and ensured they make a difference in the broader world. Our collective heart breaks for them, and we all feel such a profound sense of loss.
‘We will miss Kevin so much, and this town lost one of its brightest rising stars today.’
HBO called Turen ‘a talented producer and collaborator and will be immensely missed by all who knew and had the fortune of working with him’ in a statement.
