Dominic Fike, Minka Kelly added to season 2 of ‘Euphoria’

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actors Dominic Fike, Minka Kelly and musical artiste Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr are set to star within the second season of the acclaimed HBO collection “Euphoria”.

Revolving round a gaggle of youngsters, an official synopsis of “Euphoria” says the present “follows a group of high school students as they navigate drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship”.

It is predicated on a 2012 Israeli miniseries of the identical title created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin.

The first season of the present stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, and Maude Apatow.

Fike advised Variety solely that his character is a “homie” who hangs out with Rue and Jules, performed by Zendaya and Schafer.

Lil Meech, who is about to make his appearing debut with the collection, additionally described his character as a “degenerate” who reminds him of his youthful self.

“Euphoria” started filming once more earlier this yr for its long-anticipated season two.

It additionally stars Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Sydney Sweeney, Eric Dane, Algee Smith, and Austin Abrams.

The collection is directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Sam Levinson.

Late final yr, the present put out two bonus episodes — “Trouble Don’t Last Always” and “F**k Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob”, which earned “Euphoria” three Emmy nominations.

For her efficiency as Rue, a recovering teenage drug addict struggling to seek out her place on the planet, Zendaya turned the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for excellent lead actress in a drama collection.

Zendaya, Levinson, Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, rapper Drake, Future the Prince, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Leshem, Levin, Tmira Yardeni, Mirit Toovi, Yoram Mokady and Gary Lennon government produce the collection, with Will Greenfield serving as a co-executive producer.

The second season of the present is anticipated to premiere in late 2021 or early 2022.