Euphoria
Created by Sam Levinson and loosely based on an Israeli miniseries of the same name, Euphoria follows a group of high school students as they experience sex, drugs, love, identity, and relationships.
Zendaya stars as Rue Bennett, a recovering teenage drug addict who befriends Jules Vaugh (Hunter Schafer), a transgender girl who moves into town. The show also features Jacob Elordi as Nate Jacobs, the high school jock with anger issues, Alexa Demie, as Nate's on-again, off-again girlfriend Maddy, and Maude Apatow, Rue's childhood best friend.
Euphoria was renewed for a second season in 2019 and had two one-hour specials in December 2020 and January 2021 centered on Rue and Jules: "Trouble Don't Last Always" and "F--k Anyone Who's Not a Seablob."
Network: HBO
First Episode Date: June 16, 2019
Cast:
- Zendaya (Rue Bennett)
- Hunter Schafer (Jules Vaughn)
- Alexa Demie (Maddy Perez)
- Jacob Elordi (Nate Jacobs)
- Eric Dane (Cal Jacobs)
- Maude Apatow (Lexi Howard)
- Sydney Sweeney (Cassie Howard)
- Angus Cloud (Fez)
- Barbie Ferreira (Kat Hernandez)
- Storm Reid (Gia Bennett)
- Algee Smith (McKay)
- Colman Domingo (Ali)
- Nika King (Leslie Bennett)
- Javon Walton (Ashtray)
Where to Watch: HBO Max, Hulu
Latest Euphoria News and Updates
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Meet Elias Kacavas, the Actor Portraying Young Cal in Season 2 of 'Euphoria'
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