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Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Sharon Stone Urges TV-MA 'Euphoria' for U.S. High Schools, Mandatory for Parents
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 8

Sharon Stone Urges TV-MA 'Euphoria' for U.S. High Schools, Mandatory for Parents

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 8

Summary

  • Sharon Stone, 68, said HBO's "Euphoria" should be shown in every U.S. high school and that parents "should have to see it," calling it the best show on television.
  • Stone said the series earns that reach because it honestly depicts addiction, drug culture and other pressures facing teens, and she tied that view to her own family's experience with her brother's incarceration.
  • Her push clashes with the show's own guidance: creator Sam Levinson said it is not for viewers under 17, and Zendaya has repeatedly warned that its explicit, triggering material is meant for mature audiences.
  • "Euphoria," which premiered in 2019 and ended with its third season, began with high school students and later followed them into young adulthood, a progression Stone said shows the consequences of their choices.

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