Sam Levinson - 'Euphoria'
6/18/20261 hr 6 min
The second generation writer/director behind some of the most envelope-pushing and polarizing small and big screen projects of the last decade — among them 'Malcolm & Marie,' 'The Idol' and his HBO drama series that catapulted Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney onto Hollywood's A-list — reflects on his own battle with addiction, "social media mobs" and the real-life tragedies that shaped his show's third and final season.
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First 90 secondsScott Feinberg· Host0:00
This episode of Awards Chatter is brought to you by AMC and AMC+, presenting The Audacity, the all-new drama from Emmy Award winner Jonathan Glatzer. Set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, the series features a powerhouse cast, led by Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, and Zach Galifianakis. Praised as irresistible by The Wall Street Journal, the darkly comedic drama looks at what happens when the architects shaping tomorrow can barely manage their lives today. For your Emmy consideration in all categories, episodes available to screen at amcfyc.com. [upbeat music] Hi everyone, and thank you for tuning in to the 651st episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast. I'm the host, Scott Feinberg, and my guest today is a second generation writer and director who is behind some of the most envelope pushing and polarizing small and big screen projects of the last decade, including the films Assassination Nation and Malcolm & Marie, and the TV series The Idol, and most notably, Euphoria, an Emmy-winning HBO drama series about the troubles of a group of young people in present day America, which recently wrapped its third and final season, having catapulted Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney onto Hollywood's A-list, and has provoked a lot of conversation. The show's creator, showrunner, writer of all 26 of its episodes, and the