Sydney Sweeney Says HBO's The Players Table Still Has Hope
Sydney Sweeney confirms HBO's long-delayed thriller series The Players Table is still alive, years after she began developing it with Halsey.
Sydney Sweeney has confirmed that HBO's long-gestating thriller series The Players Table still has a chance of making it to the screen. The star offered the update on the project, which has been in the works for several years.
The series has had a long road. In 2020, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Sweeney was developing The Players Table with Halsey. A year later, in 2021, Deadline confirmed the thriller adaptation was in development at HBO Max.
Progress has been slow since then. In a 2022 appearance on the Sprout podcast, Halsey said they were still writing the project. In 2023, Sweeney told Teen Vogue she was three episodes into writing The Players Table before the Writers Guild of America strike stalled it.
Now, Sweeney's latest comment suggests the adaptation has not been abandoned, even as years have passed since it was first announced. No release date or production timeline has been confirmed.
Quick answers
Is The Players Table still happening?
Sydney Sweeney has confirmed there is still hope that the HBO thriller series will be made.
Who is developing The Players Table?
Sydney Sweeney was developing the project with Halsey, according to a 2020 report from The Hollywood Reporter.
Why was The Players Table delayed?
In 2023, Sweeney said she was three episodes into writing it before the Writers Guild of America strike stalled the work.