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Euphoria

Euphoria

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Euphoria

"May God have mercy."

8.3

Yr 2019

Status Returning Series

Drama

Series Brief

Overview

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

Why fans love it

Euphoria defines the high school experience through a saturated, hyper-stylized lens. Premiering in 2019, the drama isolates characters trapped by childhood trauma and fractured family dynamics. It pulls focus onto the internal fallout of ADHD, pornography addiction, and the lingering weight of painful memories. The show treats personal instability not as a backdrop, but as the primary language of its teenage subjects.

Zendaya anchors a volatile ensemble that moves through the wreckage of 2010s social expectations. The narrative prioritizes unflinching portrayals of drug use and the isolating nature of sex addiction over typical coming-of-age tropes. By centering the perspectives of a trans woman and her peers, the series maps out how private agony transforms into public performance. It captures a specific, unfiltered restlessness that resists easy resolution.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Javon Walton

as Ashtray

15 episodes

Storm Reid

as Gia Bennett

16 episodes

as Ali

7 episodes

Zendaya

as Rue Bennett

24 episodes

as Jules Vaughn

24 episodes

as Cassie Howard

24 episodes

Jacob Elordi

as Nate Jacobs

24 episodes

Alexa Demie

as Maddy Perez

24 episodes

Angus Cloud

as Fezco O’Neill

16 episodes

Barbie Ferreira

as Kat Hernandez

16 episodes

Maude Apatow

as Lexi Howard

24 episodes

Eric Dane

as Cal Jacobs

24 episodes

Dominic Fike

as Elliot

8 episodes

Algee Smith

as Christopher McKay

9 episodes

Nika King

as Leslie Bennett

16 episodes

as Ethan Lewis

14 episodes

Martha Kelly

as Laurie

11 episodes

Chloe Cherry

as Faye Valentine

15 episodes

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

as Alamo Brown

8 episodes

Toby Wallace

as Wayne

8 episodes

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Jamie Han

as Student

8 episodes

as Daniel

6 episodes

Lukas Gage

as Tyler Clarkson

4 episodes

Jojo Tua

as Another Guy / Another Classmate

2 episodes

Jeremiah Birkett

as Principal Hayes

2 episodes

as Kat's Mom

4 episodes

Daeg Faerch

as Mitch

2 episodes

Henry Eikenberry

as Derek

2 episodes

as Wes

2 episodes

Tristan Timmons

as Roy

3 episodes

Hannah Nordberg

as Emma

2 episodes

Elizabeth Danielyan Betty

as Third Girl

2 episodes

Shiloh Fernandez

as Trevor

2 episodes

Jeff Pope

as Johnny_Unite_USA

2 episodes

Ruben Dario

as Ted

3 episodes

Janice LeAnn Brown

as 6-Year-Old Rue

2 episodes

Greg Bryan

as Coach

2 episodes

as 11-Year-Old Kat

2 episodes

as Troy

4 episodes

as Detective Riley

2 episodes

as Receptionist

2 episodes

John Ales

as David Vaughn

8 episodes

Elpidia Carrillo

as Sonia

2 episodes

Jason Medwin

as Wrestling Coach

2 episodes

Meeko

as Mouse

4 episodes

Brock O'Hurn

as Super Hot Warrior Man

2 episodes

Siyon Foster

as Virgil

2 episodes

as Miss Marsha

5 episodes

Eden Rose Ginsberg

as Hallie

3 episodes

Bruce Wexler

as Robert

5 episodes

as Bruce Jr.

2 episodes

as Marsha Jacobs

9 episodes

Minka Kelly

as Samantha

4 episodes

Sophia Rose Wilson

as BB

9 episodes

Nick Blood

as Gus

5 episodes

Veronica S. Taylor

as Bobbi

4 episodes

Aja Bair

as Jade

2 episodes

Izabella Alvarez

as Marta

2 episodes

as Luna

2 episodes

Harvey J. Alperin

as Robert's Father

2 episodes

as Robert's Mother

2 episodes

Bernardo Hiller

as Rabbi

2 episodes

Lamar Lyas

as Preacher

2 episodes

Ethan J Runburg

as Mick

2 episodes

Rosie Rodriguez

as Assistant Stage Manager

2 episodes

Zak Steiner

as Aaron Jacobs

6 episodes

Ansel Wolf Pierce

as Caleb

3 episodes

as Theo

5 episodes

as Theo's Dad

3 episodes

Keilani Arellanes

as 11-Year-Old Maddy

3 episodes

Gwendolyn Fuller Mukes

as Leslie's Mom

3 episodes

Melvin Estes

as Bruce

4 episodes

as Fezco's Grandmother

4 episodes

Alanna Ubach

as Suze Howard

13 episodes

Tyler Chase

as Custer

8 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Set Dresser

Glen Hale Jared Drummond Jana Treadwell Max Bostic Lauren Baker Paul Boucher Melanie S. Ladish David Ladish Darren Mauch

Set Decoration Buyer

Walter Martinez John Bradley Melanie Cycz

Art Direction

Katrina Sainz Michael Hersey Nealy Orillion

"B" Camera Operator

Rocker Meadows

Production Design

Michael Grasley Kay Lee François Audouy

Supervising Art Director

Nick Ralbovsky A. Todd Holland Eric Jihwan Jeon

Assistant Property Master

Raphael Di Febo

Set Decoration

Ali Rubinfeld Anthony Carlino Julia Altschul Alison Korth Chilly Nathan Adam Willis

Assistant Set Decoration

Helen Kozora

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

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2 shared cast members

Shared Lukas Gage, Sydney Sweeney

2 shared cast members

Shared Rosie Rodriguez, Alexa Demie

2 shared cast members

Shared Alanna Ubach, Storm Reid

Carol & the End of the World

1 shared cast member

Shared Martha Kelly

1 shared cast member

Shared Colman Domingo

1 shared cast member

Shared Minka Kelly

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

1 shared cast member

Shared Janice LeAnn Brown

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

1 shared cast member

Shared Colman Domingo

1 shared cast member

Shared Alanna Ubach

The Four Seasons

1 shared cast member

Shared Colman Domingo

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

3 shared crew members

Shared Katrina Sainz, A. Todd Holland, François Audouy

Roles: Art Direction, Production Design, Supervising Art Director

2 shared crew members

Shared Rocker Meadows, Marcell Rév

Roles: "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Good American Family

2 shared crew members

Shared Melanie Cycz, Eric Jihwan Jeon

Roles: Art Direction, Set Decoration Buyer

2 shared crew members

Shared Michael Hersey, Eric Jihwan Jeon

Roles: Art Direction, Production Design

1 shared crew member

Shared Josh Medak

Roles: "B" Camera Operator

Reasonable Doubt

1 shared crew member

Shared Melanie Cycz

Roles: Set Decoration Buyer

1 shared crew member

Shared Michael Hersey

Roles: Art Direction

1 shared crew member

Shared Eric Jihwan Jeon

Roles: Art Direction

1 shared crew member

Shared Melanie Cycz

Roles: Set Decoration Buyer

The Sympathizer

1 shared crew member

Shared Nealy Orillion

Roles: Art Direction

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

3 shared keywords

Topics high school student, coming of age, female protagonist

2 shared keywords

Topics coming of age, female protagonist

2 shared keywords

Topics teenage girl, high school student

The Queen's Gambit

2 shared keywords

Topics coming of age, addiction

2 shared keywords

Topics high school student, female protagonist

My Happy Marriage

2 shared keywords

Topics coming of age, female protagonist

2 shared keywords

Topics coming of age, transgender

2 shared keywords

Topics trans woman, 2010s

2 shared keywords

Topics teenage girl, coming of age

Sasaki and Miyano

2 shared keywords

Topics high school student, coming of age

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

drug crime sex scandal attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) relationship problems childhood trauma sex addiction addiction love-hate relationship drug rehabilitation coming of age teenage girl female protagonist drug use sexual freedom high school student painful memories peer pressure pornography addiction trans woman generation z trans youth addiction recovery 2010s abusive family transgender bold euphoric

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Details

First Aired: June 16, 2019
Status: Returning Series
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 10,586