>>211811900 (OP)For viewers it's a fantasy to relive high school especially since Fox and CW stopped making high school shows
For the producer, it's him whining about how mommy and daddy were too busy being wealthy well connected Hollywood types to parent him, causing him to become a huge druggie to try and get attention
For HBO, they get a show with Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney (two hot up and coming actors), two rising star actors they literally discovered on the show Elordi and Schaefer), plus get to virtue signal with a show that is anti drug but also pro tranny