The series was renewed for a second season in July 2019. It is the second most watched show in HBO history, behind Game of Thrones.Įuphoria premiered on June 16, 2019. It has also been considered controversial for its nudity and sexual content, which some critics found excessive due to the teenage setting. The show has received positive reviews, with praise for its cinematography, plot, score, performances of the cast (particularly Zendaya, Schafer, and Sweeney), and approach to its mature subject matter. Grant High School in Los Angeles, California and Sony Studios in Culver City, California. The series' main character is Rue Bennett ( Zendaya), a recovering teenage drug addict who struggles to find her place in the world, and follows a group of high school students through their experiences of identity, trauma, drugs, self-harm, family, friendships, love, and sex.Įuphoria 's executive producers include Levinson, Zendaya, Ron Leshem, and Gary Lennon. Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO and based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin.