Euphoria

Euphoria is an American psychological drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zendaya as drug-addicted teenager Rue Bennett, who also serves as an unreliable narrator. The ensemble cast includes Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King, Storm Reid, Hunter Schafer, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Colman Domingo, Javon "Wanna" Walton, and Austin Abrams. Dominic Fike, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, and Toby Wallace join later in the series. Euphoria's executive producers include Levinson, Zendaya, Leshem, Drake, and Gary Lennon. The series is filmed in Los Angeles, and follows a group of high schoolers in the fictional town of East Highland, California. The eight-episode first season was broadcast between June 16 and August 4, 2019. Two specials were broadcast in December 2020 and January 2021. The eight-episode second season was broadcast between January 9 and February 27, 2022. The eight-episode third season was broadcast between April 12 and May 31, 2026. It is set five years later and away from the high school setting of the first two seasons, and on the same day that the final episode was released, HBO confirmed that the series had concluded after three seasons. The first two seasons received generally positive reviews, with praise for its cinematography, score, performances of the cast, and approach to its mature subject matter. Some critics found the nudity and sexual content excessive due to the characters' ages. The third season received mixed reviews from critics. It is the fourth most-watched HBO series since 2004. The series has received numerous accolades, including thirty two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and nine wins. In 2020 and 2022, Zendaya won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the first two seasons. The series was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series and in 2020, the series was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series for excellence in media portrayal of LGBTQ people and themes.