On Euphoria, the Moms Are Going Through It Too

This post contains spoilers for Euphoria. In Euphoria, Rue’s mother, Leslie, is a stand-in for Sam Levinson’s own, a tribute to the woman who helped keep the show’s creator from relapsing, says Nika King, who warmly portrays the character. “Sam will say to me, ‘You know, you’re playing my mom,’” says King. “His mom is definitely the cornerstone of his sobriety. She definitely holds a lot of weight, so I don’t take this role lightly.” Though the HBO series is primarily about Rue’s drug addiction and a wider constellation of drama-stricken high schoolers crashing through their teen years, Sunday night’s… Read Full Article