The first of two Euphoria special episodes will release three days early on HBO Max. The HBO original series premiered in 2019 and follows the lives of a group of high schoolers dealing with friendships, love, identity, sexuality, addiction and trauma. Zendaya, who plays series protagonist Rue Bennett, took to Instagram back in October to announce that two new special Euphoria episodes will premiere on HBO in December, one of which will be a Christmas episode. The first episode was announced to premiere on December 6, but it turns out that HBO Max subscribers will get to watch just a little earlier.
Variety reports that the first of the two special episodes will premiere three days early on HBO Max. The episode, titled “Part 1: Rue,” will be available to stream starting Thursday, December 3 at 9 p.m. PT, three days ahead of HBO’s December 6 premiere.
The special episodes will pick up right after the season 1 finale, which saw Rue leave Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the train station after making plans to run away together before using cocaine and relapsing. The trailer for the first Euphoria special episode released just a few days ago, which shows Rue sitting in a diner booth while flashing back and forth to moments from the season 1 finale before Rue’s sponsor Ali (Colman Domingo) asks her why she called him.
The teen drama has been met with praise from critics and fans for its gritty and provocative portrayal of high school, snagging multiple awards and even earning Zendaya an Emmy Award. The show also stars Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi and Eric Dane. While the second season won’t begin filming until early 2021, “Part 1: Rue” should tide Euphoria fans over in the meantime.
Source: Variety
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