New HBO Series 'Euphoria' Sells 'Graphic Adult Content' To 'Teens And Preteens,' Parents Group Says (via Fox411)
In fact, the content is so disturbing that actor Brian "Astro" Bradley, 22, who shot scenes in the pilot episode, reportedly opted to quit the series.Parents Television Council President Tim Winter warned in a press release that "HBO, with its new high school centered show ‘Euphoria,’ appears to be overtly, intentionally, marketing extremely graphic adult content – sex, violence, profanity and drug use – to teens and preteens.
Winter explained to Fox News that even though HBO has said this show was intended for adults, that concept "was entirely refuted by the showrunner because [Levinson] said that 'parents will freak over this show.' That is a demonstration of who he is targeting with this show. HBO is now internationally marketing this content to children.
He said to Fox News, "What HBO is doing with this show is taking the most extreme conduct that a teenager can experience and normalizing it. The content that children consume impacts their views and their behaviors. They are influenced — their conduct, values, and beliefs about society [are shaped] by what they consume in entertainment."
And Winter doesn't feel a mature rating or warning is enough to deter teens from watching the content. He implores HBO and it's larger company AT&T to stop airing it. "They have a responsibility," said Winter.HBO did reportedly push back on two scenes: a graphic birth scene that featured a close-up of a vagina and a scene in the second episode which depicted dozens of naked boys.
The show, which is loosely based on the Israeli TV show of the same name, also stars Maude Apatow, the daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, and is executive-produced by Drake and Future the Prince.
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