When it comes to “Euphoria,” the creator of the show, Sam Levinson, has described it to Vulture as a “kaleidoscopic look at the lives of troubled, yearning teenagers on a journey of self-discovery that happens to involve tons of sex, drugs, and cathartic weeping.” To his audience, though, it seems like Levinson used sweeping cinematography and vibrant colors to glamorize adult themes like addiction, manipulation and abuse. The easiest tropes teen dramas follow include love triangles, growing up and facing adulthood. Why set the characters in high school, and not college? For how graphic the show is, from explicit and excessive nudity to drug abuse, are certain stories worth telling if the cast is supposed to portray high schoolers? Do teen dramas have a limit to what writers can and cannot put their characters through? Though well-intentioned, the show reveals an issue with television as of late: Certain storytelling elements of teen dramas create unhealthy expectations of high school and teenagers today.Īs the early stages of a show take form, writers are daunted by the kind of story that should be told. While its aesthetic, art direction and music production make it stand out from other teen dramas, elements of its storytelling have long been questioned. In early January, the second season aired after a hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, with this season’s premiere attracting twice as many views as the first season’s. It is a shift in genre for the television company, but the production and aesthetic went viral across every social media platform. Less than a month later, a new show produced by both HBO and A24 took over its time slot: “ Euphoria.” The dark and gritty teen drama featured an ensemble cast led by Zendaya, who plays a 17-year-old drug addict fresh from rehab. In May of 2019, the blockbuster show “Game of Thrones” ended.
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