Euphoria Season 2: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, & Dominic Fike on Their Characters

From creator Sam Levinson, the HBO series Euphoria is back for a second season, following a group of high school students who are trying to find themselves as they navigate all of the drama that comes along with love and friendship during the teenage years. When you add sex, drugs, social media and, in some instances, a whole lot of trauma on top of that, it pushes them into some very dangerous places. During this interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, co-stars Zendaya (who plays Rue Bennett, a young woman who is dealing with her father’s death by drowning herself in drugs) and Hunter Schafer (who plays Jules Vaughn, a trans teen who no longer wants to be involved with participating in risky sexual encounters) were joined by series newcomer Dominic Fike (who plays Elliot, a new classmate drawn to both Rue and Jules) to talk about the challenges of Rue’s journey, whether she hits rock bottom this season, the difficult decisions Jules is facing, how Elliot fits into their lives, and