Back in June, Deadline reported that Zendaya was set to star in A24's forthcoming drama series, Euphoria. Now, Zendaya has confirmed the news on Twitter, and shared the first teaser for Euphoria, which will air on HBO.
As previously reported, the A24 series is an adaptation of a 2012 Israeli teen drama series about high school students navigating "drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship." The Hollywood Reporter noted that HBO drama head Francesa Orsi described the series as "Kids meets Trainspotting, and what might exist when parents don't exist." (We'll add that we're also getting Skam and Skins flashbacks.) In the brief clip uploaded on Zendaya's social media accounts, she stares straight at the camera with a jaded expression while shadows flit over her face and a bar scene plays out behind her. Sounds about right.
The Greatest Showman star is far from the only big name involved in the 10-episode project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Drake will executive produce, as will his manager, Future the Prince. (They'll be doing so alongside the creators of the Israeli series, Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin.) Meanwhile, the cast includes Maude Apatow, Storm Reid, and Barbie Ferreira. THR reported, while Sam Levinson, who co-wrote HBO's Wizard of Lies, is the writer.
With further details kept under wraps, it's not clear how closely the HBO series will follow the original. But there's already one big change. According to IMDB, the Israeli series is set in the '90s, and if the "social media" part of the pitch is any indication, the adaptation will likely be set in the present day. (Requisite plot changes will presumably follow.)