
Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It is based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series stars Zendaya as Rue Bennett—a troubled teenage drug addict who struggles to get sober, find her place in the world, and adjust to her relationships after rehab—along with an ensemble cast including 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, Austin Abrams, and Dominic Fike. Though Rue is the central focus of the show, the beginning of most episodes provides backstories for the rest of the main characters.
Premise
Euphoria follows high schoolers in the fictional town of East Highland, California, who seek hope while balancing the strains of love, loss, sex, and addiction. Topics explored during the series include child abuse, drug abuse, toxic relationships, toxic positivity, hookup culture, revenge porn, blackmail, codependency, abortion, infidelity, relapsing, gender transition, repressed homosexuality, sobriety, human trafficking, domestic violence, rape, self-harm, toxic masculinity, drug dealing, dating violence, mental illness, mental health, anger issues, depression, temper tantrum, hallucination, theft, attempted murder, alcoholism, and grief.