“They’re in the real world, and the consequences are real,” Levinson told Esquire earlier this month. “There’s no safety net. I like this Wild West, frontier aspect to it where you can make something of yourself, but you’re going to have to live with the consequences.”

As their character became acquainted with the real world, the corresponding actors had already reached new levels of stardom. After all, Euphoria acted as a launching pad for its main characters. Earlier this year, Elordi scored an Oscar nomination for Frankenstein on the coat tails of playing Nate, while Zendaya nabbed two Emmys for playing Rue, and Sweeney scored an Emmy nomination as well as acclaim as a producer of box office hits since the show’s premiere. 

“It’s been such a journey,” Sweeney told Variety in October of her time on the show. “It’s been my entire 20s. They’ve been my family and friends for so long. I’ve been forever grateful for all of them.”

Zendaya—who got her start on Disney—also emphasized ahead of the show’s final season that she owes “so much” of her success to it. 

“Euphoria, it cracked my heart open,” she explained during an April appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. “Rue taught me so much about empathy and about redemption. She taught me a lot, and I’m very grateful for all of it.”

While Euphoria is over, there are plenty more TV show premieres to look forward to. Read on for your next binge watch…