Zendaya Cast In Lead Role For HBO’s Euphoria Series With Storm Reid, Brian “Astro” Bradley Co-StarringPosted by Wilson Morales
June 5, 2018
Zendaya is set to lead the cast of Euphoria, the HBO pilot based on the Israeli “Kids-meets-Trainspotting” teen drama series. HBO programming president Casey Bloys unveiled the pilot order in March at the INTV conference in Jerusalem.
The pilot, to be written by Sam Levinson, also has cast Wrinkle in Time star Storm Reid, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Angus Cloud, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Barbie Ferreira, Nika King, Hunter Schafer and Sydney Sweeney. Augustine Frizzell will be the director/co-executive producer.
Euphoria revolves around the story of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship all told by a lying, drug addicted 17-year-old girl named Rue, to be played by Zendaya.
Levinson will also executive produce alongside Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin and Tmira Yardeni (the trio who created the original Israeli series), Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Mirit Toovi, Yoram Mokadi and Gary Lennon. A24 Television is producing.
Zendaya recently starred in Fox’s The Greatest Showman and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and toplines her own Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover. She is repped by CAA, Monster Talent Management and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
