Euphoria (Israeli TV series)

Euphoria
Hebrewאופוריה
GenreTeen drama
Created byRon Leshem
Written by
  • Ron Leshem
  • Daniel Amsel
Directed byDafna Levin
Starring
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
CinematographyShai Goldman
Running time52 minutes
Production companies
  • Tedy Productions
  • Hot
Original release
NetworkHot 3
Release30 November 2012 (2012-11-30) –
1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)
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Euphoria (Hebrew: אופוריה, Oforia) is an Israeli teen drama television miniseries created and written by Ron Leshem and directed by Dafna Levin, broadcast on Hot 3 from 30 November 2012 to 1 February 2013. The series follows a group of 17-year-olds who spend their time carelessly having sex and taking drugs, with seemingly no parental authority. Adults appear in the series only rarely, and are always filmed at an angle that obscures their faces. Some of the series plot is based on a true story.[1][2] Skins has been named as an influence on the creators of the series.[2] The show was met with controversy by Israeli officials such as Orli Yehezkel of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council who called for the miniseries to be taken off the air.[3]

In 2019, Euphoria was adapted into an American television series of the same name by Sam Levinson,[2] which premiered on HBO on 16 June 2019.[4]

  1. ^ ""אופוריה": התבגרות עם סמים ובלי הורים". הארץ (in Hebrew). 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Schiff, Einav (24 January 2022). "Euphoria's Israeli origin story". The Face. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ אברבך, לי-אור (9 December 2012). "חברת מועצת הכבלים: להוריד את הסדרה "אופוריה"". Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Globes.
  4. ^ Torres, Libby (17 June 2019). "Everything you need to know about HBO's controversial new show 'Euphoria'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2020.