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Sharon Stone expressed her opinion that “Euphoria” should be screened in every high school and be mandatory viewing for parents. (Karwai Tang\/WireImage; Eddy Chen\/HBO)<\/p>\n
“Euphoria,” which premiered in 2019, centered on a group of high school students<\/a> confronting the challenges of adolescence, but by the third season, the story jumped forward several years and follows them as young adults.<\/p>\n SYDNEY SWEENEY WRANGLES PYTHON NEARLY NUDE IN ‘EUPHORIA’ AS FANS BLAST ‘SNOOZE FEST’ SEASON<\/a><\/p>\n Stone noted the “Euphoria’s” audience has watched the characters grow up and confront the increasingly serious consequences of their actions. She explained that she related to the show’s portrayals of addiction<\/a> and drug culture due to her own family experience.<\/p>\n “We\u2019ve met these kids,” Stone said. “We\u2019ve seen them turn into young adults. We\u2019ve seen them turn into full-on drug dealers. And I\u2019ve gone through it in my family.”<\/p>\n Stone joined the cast of “Euphoria” in its third and final season. (Jeremy Colegrove\/HBO)<\/p>\n Stone recalled her brother Michael Stone’s involvement with the drug trade, which led to his incarceration at the maximum security prison Attica Correctional Facility in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n CARA DELEVINGNE ADMITS SHE USED PARTY DRUG GHB DAILY BEFORE TERRIFYING SEIZURES FORCED HER SOBER<\/a><\/p>\n The Oscar nominee<\/a> shared that she cried after watching the first episode of “Euphoria,” saying that she believes it is an honest reflection of real issues that high school students face.<\/p>\n “‘Euphoria’ is so relevant,” she said. “I believe it should be shown in every high school, and I think all the parents should have to see it. As a mom, I love it.”<\/p>\n “Well, what I love is it gives you the opportunity to have conversations,” Palmer, 32, said. “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.”<\/p>\n SYDNEY SWEENEY WALKS ‘DELICATE LINE’ AS ‘EUPHORIA’ SEX SCENES OVERSHADOW HER TALENT: EXPERT<\/a><\/p>\n As a mother of three, Stone said the show shines a light on issues many parents would rather not acknowledge.<\/p>\n “‘My kid wouldn\u2019t do that.’ It\u2019s like, really? Do you know? And does your kid tell you who is like that that’s next to them?” she asked. “Because it’s who’s next to you too that matters.”<\/p>\n Stone, who is a mother of three, said she believes the show reflects the realities that high school students often face. (Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images for TCM)<\/p>\n Though Stone argued that “Euphoria” should be viewed by students and parents alike, the show’s creator Sam Levinson<\/a> and stars have repeatedly cautioned that the series, which is rated TV-MA, should not be watched by younger audiences due to explicit themes and graphic content.<\/p>\n SYDNEY SWEENEY FANS BEG ‘EUPHORIA’ TO END THE ‘HUMILIATION RITUAL’ AFTER SHOCKING NEW CASSIE SCENE<\/a><\/p>\n When the first season aired in 2019, Levinson, 41, and Zendaya, 29, who starred<\/a> as a Rue Bennett, disputed that the show was intended to be viewed by younger teens.<\/p>\n “I hope it creates a certain dialogue between parents and their kids,” Levinson told IndieWire. <\/a>“I don\u2019t think this is a show for people under 17, but\u2026”<\/p>\n “But if your parent wants to have a conversation about it, that\u2019s good,” Zendaya added.<\/p>\n SYDNEY SWEENEY SAYS SHE’S ‘USED TO’ BEING SEXUALIZED SINCE HER BREAKOUT ‘EUPHORIA’ ROLE<\/a><\/p>\n “Or if you\u2019re going to watch it anyway, and you have a feeling your kid is going to watch it anyway, then it might be good to have a conversation with them,” Levinson said.<\/p>\n The show’s creator Sam Levinson has said that the show shouldn’t be watched by teenagers under 17. (Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n During a 2019 interview with The Guardian,<\/a> Zendaya also addressed concerns around younger audiences watching the show.<\/p>\n “I think the important thing to acknowledge is the show is about teenagers and not necessary for teenagers, which I think people can misinterpret,” she said.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n “It\u2019s very important to us that the only teenagers watching it are 18 and older, with parental guidance if you\u2019re any younger than that,” Zendaya added. “That\u2019s important to all of us, because this show is hard to watch sometimes.”<\/p>\n Zendaya has repeatedly emphasized that “Euphoria” is for a mature audience. (WarnerMedia)<\/p>\n However, Zendaya told the outlet that the content depicted in “Euphoria” was “not really” shocking to her.<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n “”I think it\u2019s only shocking if it\u2019s not your experience,” she said. “Just because it didn\u2019t happen to you doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not happening every day, all the time, it\u2019s just certain people will be able to understand it a little bit more than others. Someone\u2019s going to connect to it and whoever needs to see it, will see it.”<\/p>\n Ahead of the second season premiere, Zendaya, who won two Emmy Awards<\/a> for her performance as Rue, took to social media to reiterate that “Euphoria” is for “mature audiences.”<\/p>\n![\"Sharon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sharon-stone.jpeg\")
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