Euphoria (2019)
Euphoria is a 2019 drama series created by Sam Levinson and Labrinth. It stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer and Sydney Sweeney.
Rue Bennett narrates her own unraveling, a teenager fresh out of rehab and already circling the next high. Around her, a group of East Highland students move through addiction, desire, abusive relationships, and the flattening pressure of phones that never switch off. Sam Levinson shoots it like a fever, glitter and neon laid over real damage, with Zendaya anchoring everything in Rue's unreliable, aching voice. The relationships wound, the parties glow, and the camera refuses to look away from what these kids do to themselves and to each other. It manages to be beautiful and hard to watch in the same breath.
Quick answers
What is Euphoria about?
Rue Bennett narrates her own unraveling, a teenager fresh out of rehab and already circling the next high. Around her, a group of East Highland students move through addiction, desire, abusive relationships, and the flattening pressure of phones that never switch off. Sam Levinson shoots it like a fever, glitter and neon laid over real damage, with Zendaya anchoring everything in Rue's unreliable, aching voice. The relationships wound, the parties glow, and the camera refuses to look away from what these kids do to themselves and to each other. It manages to be beautiful and hard to watch in the same breath.
When was Euphoria released?
Euphoria was released on 16 June 2019.
How many episodes does Euphoria have?
Euphoria has 24 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made Euphoria?
Euphoria was created by Sam Levinson, Labrinth and Hans Zimmer.
Where can I watch Euphoria?
Euphoria is available on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV, Amazon and AppleTV.
Where to watch Euphoria
Stream: HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Zendaya as Rue Bennett
- Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn
- Sydney Sweeney as Cassie Howard
- Jacob Elordi as Nate Jacobs
- Alexa Demie as Maddy Perez
- Maude Apatow as Lexi Howard
- Angus Cloud as Fezco O'Neill
- Barbie Ferreira as Kat Hernandez
- Nika King as Leslie Bennett
- Javon Walton as Ashtray
- Eric Dane as Cal Jacobs
- Chloe Cherry as Faye Valentine
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A few thoughts on Euphoria
Life Is Strange shares the show's palette almost exactly: teenagers, trauma, and a dreamy melancholy that treats a small town like the whole world. For the addiction spiral told without mercy, Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream is the film it rhymes with, right down to the beauty it wraps around real ruin.
Ensemble dramas about teenagers whose damage becomes the whole plot
Euphoria puts Rue's addiction and her classmates' spiraling choices at dead center, never treating a teenager's crisis as a side story. Pretty Little Liars, 13 Reasons Why, My So-Called Life, T@gged and The Outsiders all build their entire arc around one kid's private disaster, letting adolescence carry real, lasting weight instead of easy resolution.
Addiction stories that refuse a clean recovery arc
Euphoria never blinks at Rue's addiction, and these titles hold that same unflinching line. Requiem for a Dream, Dopesick, Painkiller, Kids and Californication all follow people getting worse before anything gets better, tracking the pull of a habit with the same nervy, close-up honesty Sam Levinson brings to Rue's relapses.
Toxic relationships and abusive systems shown without a rescue fantasy
Euphoria's most painful bonds, Cassie and Nate chief among them, never come with a clean villain or an easy exit. Tell Me Lies, Damage, Unrequited Love, The Crucible, Animal Kingdom, Unbelievable, Queen of the South and Orange Is the New Black all sit inside relationships, families or institutions that hurt people and refuse to offer them a simple rescue.