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Euphoria

Published by TIME
February 25, 2022

Combining creative cinematography, impressive performances, and alluring aesthetics, Euphoria , currently in its second season on HBOMax, is TV’s testament to the fact that all that glitters is not gold. The show follows the lives of 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya)—a drug addict fresh out of rehab with no intentions of staying clean—and her peers as they struggle to navigate the throes of love, sex, drugs, grief, trauma, and betrayal in an unforgiving world. Filled with remarkable, emotionally-driven performances from a cast that also includes Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, and Dominic Fike, it's difficult to imagine a world in which the cast of Euphoria doesn't sweep the 2022 award season. —Jenna Caldwell