61 Best Teen TV Shows
61 Nostalgic Teen Shows to Watch Over and Over Again
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There has been debate, since "Euphoria" premiered, about whether it accurately depicts Gen Z teenage life, exaggerates it, glamorizes it, sets a bad example... you get the idea. Whether it's true in the details or not, it's definitely true that Gen Z has to deal with all the same pressures that previous generations did, only this time, with social media preserving every bad decision forever and adding even more pressure to the mix. Rue, the show's protagonist, isn't a mess in a cute and funny way like so many teen show heroines. She's a drug addict who continually makes bad choices, even as she tries so, so hard to do better. Rue and her classmates all fight to figure out who they really are and what defines them, even as they (like so many teenagers before) get it wrong more often than they get it right.