For better or for worse, one show is dominating HBO Max discourse right now: <em>Euphoria</em>. Sam Levinson‘s teen series has returned for a third installment that has left many stunned, others angry, and most talking, with its controversy inevitably helping the show rise through the streaming ranks. Starring the likes of Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, and more, the series was once a big hit, only to somewhat ruin its reputation with this divisive return.
But Euphoria isn’t the only Hollywood star-led teen title currently hitting the HBO Max charts. With subscribers likely looking for solace in more grounded and less controversial teen stories, many have turned to an underrated 2021 effort starring one of the biggest young stars in Hollywood today. Led by Jenna Ortega in perhaps the most underappreciated role in her burgeoning career, The Fallout follows a high schooler who hopes to reinvent her image in the wake of tragedy.
Written and directed by Megan Park, who later delivered the coming-of-age gem <em>My Old Ass</em>, The Fallout (not to be confused with the hit Prime Video series) earned plenty of praise upon arrival in 2021. Scoring an impressive, “certified fresh” rating of 90% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, one critic wrote, “The Fallout is terrific, and terrifically real,” with another adding that it is “an urgent voice we need to listen to.” At the time of writing, The Fallout is the sixth-most-streamed movie on HBO Max in the U.S., a list topped by Sweeney and her 2025 box office flop Christy.
Our First Look at the Next Chapter of Jenna Ortega’s Best Character
This past week,Netflix released a first look at Ortega’sWednesdaySeason 3 showcasing the actress in all-black as she stands beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Co-creatorsAlfred Gough and Miles Millarhave promised another eight episodes for the third installment and with production well underway fans will be hoping not to wait too long for their favorite psychic teen nihilist with nearly three years splitting Seasons 1 and 2. Gough and Millar previously admitted that no one was more frustrated than they were about the three-year delay.
Jenna Ortega’s underrated teen movieThe Falloutis currently one of the ten most-streamed movies on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.
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