‘Euphoria’: Storm Reid and Maude Apatow on Season 1’s Lesson in Empathy

From show creator and writer Sam Levinson (who also directed five episodes), the eight-episode HBO drama series Euphoria follows 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict who’s just out of rehab and trying to figure out what’s next.

As she comes to terms with how deeply her addiction affects her mother (Nika King) and sister (Storm Reid), Gia, she forms a deep connection with Jules (Hunter Schafer), a trans girl who’s new to town, and the two search for where they belong among the minefield of high school life.

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