‘Euphoria’ Review: Zendaya’s Provocative Series Mixes Bleak Teen Drama with HBO’s Prestige Polish

From Romeo and Juliet to Rebel Without a Cause and The Outsiders to Larry Clarke, Harmony Korine, and Greg Araki’s Doom Generation: the kids have never been alright.

Especially when they’re on a stage or screen.

But Euphoria, HBO’s first foray into young adult programming, takes the terror and tragedy of coming-of-age drama to the next level with an unflinching dive into the icy, bleak darkness of being a teenager in 2019.

With all the prestige polish of HBO’s cable legacy.

Created by Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation), who also directs multiple episodes with abundant …

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