Teenage Kicks

Zendaya plays a high-school drug addict in a no-holds-barred drama…

- Hannah Davies

The messy combination of drug addiction, casual sex and teenage anxiety are explored in Sky Atlantic’s new gritty and provocative eight-part drama Euphoria.

Former Disney Channel star Zendaya plays the show’s main character, 17-year-old high-school student and drug addict Rue Bennett. Fresh out of rehab, Rue wastes no time in getting back into her old habits of drugs and partying.

‘It’s a raw and honest portrayal of addiction, anxiety and the difficulties of navigating life,’ explains 22-year old Zendaya, who played trapeze artist Anne Wheeler in The Greatest Showman and who can currently be seen in cinemas in