Sharon Stone says ‘Euphoria’ should be shown in every high school
Sharon Stone said HBO’s “Euphoria” should be shown in every high school and that parents “should have to see it,” during a conversation with Keke Palmer for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Stone told Variety. The 68-year-old actress joined the cast for the show’s third and final season.
Stone praised the series as “the greatest show on television,” saying she related to its portrayals of addiction and drug culture. “Euphoria” premiered in 2019 and follows a group of high school students; by the third season the story had jumped forward several years as the characters face adult consequences. The series has drawn criticism for graphic depictions of sex, drug use and violence, and is rated TV-MA, according to media reports.
Stone said she has a personal connection to the subject matter. She told Variety she had watched characters grow into young adults and into “full-on drug dealers,” and said she had experienced similar issues in her family. Stone recalled her brother Michael Stone’s involvement with the drug trade and his incarceration at Attica Correctional Facility in New York, and said she cried after watching the show’s first episode.
Palmer, 32, said the series opens opportunities for conversation. “I think sometimes people stop at the surface of ‘No, it’s too much sex. It’s too much sex, it’s too much sex.’ That’s the point,” Palmer told Variety. Stone, a mother of three, said the show forces parents to confront uncomfortable questions about their children and the people around them.
Despite Stone’s endorsement, “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson and star Zendaya have repeatedly cautioned that the show is not intended for younger viewers. Levinson told IndieWire that he does not consider the series for people under 17, and Zendaya has said the show is “about teenagers and not necessary for teenagers,” in an interview with The Guardian. Zendaya, who won two Emmy Awards for her role as Rue, also posted on Instagram that the second season could be “triggering and difficult to watch” and urged viewers to take care of themselves.
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