Quick Glance: The Weeknd's 'The Idol' Cancelled After One Season
- The Idol will not be returning for a second season.
- The controversial show, helmed by Sam Levinson and The Weeknd, will not be renewed by HBO after its mixed-reviewed first season.
- The Idol, starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, was surrounded by controversies even before it aired on HBO, facing multiple delays, reshoots, and rewrites.
- The series later faced allegations of a horrible on-set atmosphere, as reported by Rolling Stone.
Quick Glance: Lily-Rose Depp Stars in 'The Idol' with Weeknd
- 'The Idol' stars Lily-Rose Depp as a tormented pop star who is easily lured into a trap laid by a sinister nightclub owner named Tedros (Abel 'the Weeknd' Tesfaye).
- Depp recently told Entertainment Weekly, 'I don't think anybody went full method — nobody lost their minds.'
- The series has been billed as a follow-up to HBO's 'Euphoria' — the gritty teen drama created by Sam Levinson, who co-created 'The Idol' with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim.
- Depp was among multiple 'Idol' cast members who brushed off the Rolling Stone exposé, which quoted sources likening the series to 'torture porn' and a 'rape fantasy.'
Quick Glance: The Weeknd's Actual Bel-Air Mansion in 'The Idol'
- The pop star's real $70 million estate served as the shooting location for Jocelyn's fictional spread.
- The house actually belongs to a real pop star: Depp's co-lead and the show's co-creator, The Weeknd.
- As confirmed in Architectural Digest, that is indeed The Weeknd's 33,000-square-foot Bel Air home where most of the pilot action takes place.
- Shooting in a real pop star's house would seem to lend the show authenticity, but the choice was also commercially motivated.
It's the closest look at plot of the controversial series so far.
The Idol [27] premieres June 4 on HBO: https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-idol-2023/season-1
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