![]() It resonates with young people and it is fast becoming (arguably already is) a cultural phenomenon. “Pushing the boundaries of belief…” Why is the show so compelling? The violence extends into graphic territory and in the first episode of season two a young teenager kills someone with a hammer. There’s a lot of sexual content including sex scenes with full frontal nudity. The adult relationship content includes a story line of a father having sex with a teenager and filming the sex without consent. The hard drug use and a teenager’s addiction storyline is hard to believe. Themes cover the spectrum of mature content from hard drug use to graphic violence and sex. While it may have a young person aesthetic the content is definitely for a more mature 18 years and older audience. We also talk about violence, drug abuse, sexual themes and sexual abuse. *Spoiler alert* This blog post includes plot spoilers for Euphoria so proceed with caution. ![]() Commentary here is based on those episodes and on Euphoria season one. ![]() At the time of writing six episodes of Euphoria season two have been released on NEON. This blog was written by Rebecca in our Communications team in consultation with Classification Advisors. The lead star is former Disney channel star Zendaya, now incredibly famous and starring in recent blockbusters Dune and the latest Spider-Man films, who has a youth fan base from shows like Disney’s Shake It Up. It’s written by adults for an adult audience – but it’s also watched by young people. Heard of Euphoria? It’s a highly dramatised, glamourised story about American high school teens. ![]()
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