Zendaya Will Earn $1 MILLION Per Episode Of HBO’s Euphoria For Season Three

Zendaya will reportedly get a major raise ahead of the third season of her hit HBO series Euphoria.

The 26-year-old actress, who turned heads with her charming and awkward performance at the SAG Awards on Sunday with Paul Mescal, is reported to earn around $1 million per episode of Euphoria, according to Matthew Belloni in Disk.

Although the high school drama is an ensemble piece, Zendaya can boast of being the breakout star of the series and also narrates the show.

The $1 million mark is notable for having been reached by the entire main cast of the classic NBC sitcom Friends as of the last three seasons of the show.

However, Zendaya’s still-impressive payday would be significantly less than the Friends cast per episode due to inflation.

The Leading Lady: She is the breakout star of Euphoria, a dark teen drama noted for its characters’ extreme behavior and gorgeous candy-colored visuals.

Zendaya’s payouts are probably the highest on the show, which is among HBO’s most popular current offerings, though its viewership pales in comparison to many less reputable TV shows.

Fittingly, it was another Euphoria actress who underscored how much less screen stars tend to earn in the current entertainment industry climate.

while talking to the hollywood reporter For a profile posted in July 2022, Zendaya’s co-star Sydney Sweeney explained, “Actors don’t get paid like they used to anymore, and with streamers, you don’t get residual anymore,” denying the actors a source of income. long-term income from your past. papers

“Established stars still get paid, but I have to give my lawyer five percent, my agents 10 percent, my business manager three percent or something like that,” he continued. “I have to pay my publicist every month, and that’s more than my mortgage.”

Zendaya’s salary was reportedly recently settled as she “just wrapped up a huge renegotiation.”

It is unknown how the salaries of the other main cast of Euphoria compare to hers.

She is joined by several other high-profile TV stars also pulling in around $1 million per episode, including Michael Keaton for Dopesick and Elisabeth Moss for Shining Girls, both limited series.

However, some ongoing shows also offer a lot for their top stars. Jason Sudeikis is reportedly taking in around $1 million per episode for his hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, while Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren make that same amount for Paramount+’s Yellowstone spin-off 1923, al same as Chris Pratt for Amazon’s The Terminal List.

However, Kevin Costner seems to outdo him with his $1.2 million per episode of Yellowstone, plus he makes more with an overall deal.

John Krasinski appears to be the highest-paid actor on TV right now, reportedly earning a whopping $2 million per episode of Amazon’s Jack Ryan. However, that number is also inflated because Krasinski is also an executive producer on the series.

Times are tough: Her co-star Sydney Sweeney (left) previously revealed that actors no longer earn as much as streaming has decimated the royalties they used to earn; seen with Alexa Demie in Euphoria

Making money: Kevin Costner makes even more with $1.2 million per episode of the hit series Yellowstone (pictured), though his future with the show is uncertain

Best of the package: John Krasinski is reportedly the highest-paid TV actor at $2 million per episode of Amazon’s Jack Ryan, but part of his salary is due to his executive producer status.

Stunning: On Instagram, Zendaya shared some gorgeous snaps of her second outfit from Sunday’s SAG Awards

Ghostly glam: She looked effortlessly glamorous in a black and white photo taken backstage in an abandoned hallway

However, Belloni noted that many shows and networks are trying to reduce inflated star salaries, with one “dealer” claiming that “$850,000 is the new $1 million.”

Ahead of Zendaya’s payday news, she got a laugh from fans tuning in to Sunday’s SAG Awards when she appeared, perhaps accidentally, to turn down Aftersun star Paul Mescal.

After the Irish actor extended a courtesy hand to the actress as they walked up the stairs to present an award, she didn’t see him or politely declined the offer, forcing him to awkwardly raise his hand.

Several viewers joked on social media about how nervous and nervous he seemed around Zendaya, as he stammered out some of his words while trying to read the teleprompter.