YEM Exclusive Interview: Elias Kacavas talks all things Euphoria and playing Young Cal (Video Content)

Euphoria is a television show that follows the troubled life of 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict fresh from rehab with no plans to stay clean. It is an American adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name. Euphoria has been extremely successful on the streaming platforms and its season 2 is now streaming. Season 2 of Euphoria premieres weekly on HBOMax. YEM was able to do an interview with Elias Kacavas. Elias portrayed the role of young Cal. Elias was able to share many great details in the interview about many different things. He touched on his process of getting the part, how he plays his character, and what to expect in the future.

In the interview Elias was asked “Will the audience get to see more of young Cal?” He responded by saying “I don’t know. The response has been far beyond anything I have imagined, so who knows. If Euphoria does a season 3, and they want to show a Young Marsha’s backstory or if they are still riding off the story of Cal and Derek it would be a dream come true to return and play this character some more. We’ll see, who knows?”

The interview is so much fun to watch so make sure to watch the full interview with Elias below. Elias speaks all about being part of the show and his character of young Cal. It is great to learn so much about Elias and what it was like to get the role, his audition process, as well as how he prepares for a role such as the one he had. He even shares a bit about playing a younger Eric Dane and his experience meeting him. Do not miss any episodes of Euphoria, and catch up on all the Euphoria episodes weekly on HBOMax.

“…it would be a dream come true to return and play this character…”

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