Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO and based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series' main character is Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a troubled teenage drug addict who struggles to get sober and find her place in the world. Though Rue is the central focus, the series provides backstories for the rest of the main cast at the beginning of most episodes.