First episode was amazing and I'm already HOOKED. The director of the series is Sam Levinson, who directed 'Assassination Nation' last year. The movie was one of my favorites of 2018 and it's very much in the style of the tv series, check it out if you liked the start of the show.
I feel like this really...glamorizes hard drugs and overdosing / pedophilia / rape culture? It makes me kinda uncomfortable this is being marketed towards teenagers like my cousins who are 13-16 (who kept talking about how they wanted to watch it)
EDIT : I just finished the episode and maybe I overreacted a bit but wow I feel so far removed from this generation and I'm only 25.
I can see your point but I personally really liked the episode because of this, it is a very explicit critique against the use of drugs and for sure it will show the effects of that. But yeah, you should be aware and be prepared for what you're watching. Zendaya actually posted a tweet saying it: