![]() ![]() Of note, in our latest update here we are sticking to a list of comedies and dramas, so no docuseries, sketch comedy, or talk shows-although HBO has great lineups for these as well, no surprise! But some of the dark, complex dramas are also some of the best TV shows of all-time (or at the very least, of the last decade). From Enlightened’s search for bliss to Veep’s devilish satire, HBO’s best series (along with some key miniseries) are not all dark, complex dramas. But dig deeper into the titles listed here, and it’s the range of artistic expression that becomes apparent. Many of the top shows in our list of the best HBO series of all time echo much the same sentiment: It’s no coincidence that their most common points of comparison, at least among critics, have been cinema and literature rather than the “prestige” programming of an earlier age. It’s HBO.” The premium cable network’s famed slogan, from an era predating “Peak TV,” projected an air of authority, of class, that defied the medium’s reputation as a lowbrow form. I think that’s just you wanted to see yourself represented on TV.“It’s not TV. “Or a trans girl being in a queer relationship - I don’t really think I have ever seen that imagery on TV either. “It felt important for me and felt exciting, as far as that imagery on the TV screen, whether it’s a young trans girl who’s not tucked and has her bulge out and seeing that on TV and what that could do,” she says. That said, she does point out certain acting choices she made to bring a level of authenticity to Jules. “Because when I think of an activist I think of a community organizer who’s doing that every day of their lives and working with the community, and for this job I have been inserted in a very cisgender, very white, very straight world that is Hollywood, and I don’t know how much that does for the community. “I think the term activism has been sort of watered down,” she says. ![]() In 2016, Schafer was a plaintiff in the ACLU lawsuit against her home state of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 regarding bathrooms - but she doesn’t see her role in “Euphoria” as a kind of activism. “And there was also the thing of young people who are watching the show can look up to Jules and want to be like her and that’s a really scary thing, but just getting messages from other trans people or people relating to her shooting her estrogen before she goes out for a night with a man - people found that relatable, which is good.” “There is always the thing of ‘am I going to properly represent my community in this role?’” she says. ![]() See Also: Will Poulter Is Scared of the Sun After ‘Midsommar’ “Which I am still working on.”īeing a trans woman portraying a trans woman on a major platform such as HBO comes with responsibilities, which Schafer takes to heart. “That year of modeling, I grew up a lot - I was alone in New York and just grinding and making it work, and I feel it kind of prepared me for the responsibilities of being an actor alone in L.A. Jules is a young transgender woman who has recently moved to town with a complex past and a desire to fit in she and Zendaya’s Rue immediately become friends, and navigate their respective chaos together. While Zendaya is the big name on the project - and billed as the frontrunner - audiences have quickly identified Schafer as the reason to keep coming back each week (the season’s fifth episode premieres on Sunday). She was gearing up to study fashion design at Central Saint Martins in London when her agents at Elite called to say HBO was interested in her for the role of Jules in “Euphoria,” which stars Zendaya alongside a who’s-who of rising Hollywood stars, from Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow to Alexa Demie and Algee Smith. ![]() “My plan was to model and pay the rent and then intern with designers and work on the other side of the industry however I could,” she recalls, “but then it just got to be too much, especially with casting, fashion week and also working for a fashion designer.” See Also: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Maya Hawke Is Done Resisting the Family Business She also interned with Vaquera before modeling took over full-time. She spent the next year modeling full-time, doing a full circuit in Europe and walking for brands like Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu. ![]()
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