Gerry O’Kane

Sep 3, 2024 | wmagazine.com | Jen Rae Wang |Tim Walker |Gerry O’Kane

Hunter Schafer wears a Prada dress and hat. Six years ago, on the first day of shooting the pilot for Euphoria, Hunter Schafer had a moment of panic. A 20-year-old runway model with no acting experience at the time, Schafer was tasked with something that even veteran actors sometimes struggle with: crying on command. “I’m, like, number two on the call sheet, and I have to deliver,” she recounts over Zoom, her upbeat tone turning solemn.