- The Idol will premiere on June 4, 2023.
- Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd star within the sequence.
- The present was co-created by Sam Levinson.
HBO has been on a roll creating hit TV reveals like The White Lotus, House of the Dragon, and The Last Of Us, and the community hopes to maintain that pattern going with the upcoming drama sequence The Idol. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and The Weeknd (sure, the singer! ) are the masterminds behind the Lily-Rose Depp-starring present, which is able to premiere on June 4.
A brand new trailer was launched on April 17 that teased the chaos and drama to return. The present follows Lily-Rose’s Jocelyn, an aspiring pop star, falling in love with The Weeknd’s Tedros, a self-help guru/modern-day cult chief. Their relationship turns into extraordinarily sophisticated and poisonous as their skilled lives bleed into their private ones. Below, HollywoodLife has rounded up every thing you could learn about The Idol, together with the discharge date, the forged, and the behind-the-scenes drama.
The Idol Trailers
The first teaser trailer for The Idol was launched by The Weeknd in July 2022, as he kicked off his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour in New Jersey. The footage reveals Jocelyn hanging up a romance with Tedros, which shortly turns tense. Jocelyn tells Tedros that she doesn’t belief him.
The second teaser trailer was launched by The Weeknd in August 2022. It options different characters saying that they’re utilizing Jocelyn to “sell sex,” after she struts right into a document firm barely carrying garments.
The third teaser trailer dropped in October 2022, courtesy of HBO. It reveals Tedro warning Jocelyn to “trust no one” however him. Tedro blindfolds Jocelyn within the music studio and seduces her. The full trailer for The Idol has but to be launched.
A fourth teaser was launched on April 17. “You got the best job in the world. You should be having way more fun,” Tedros tells Jocelyn within the trailer. Jocelyn and Tedros start relationship and dealing collectively on her music. At one level, folks begin believing that Tedros has brainwashed Jocelyn. “I promise you, there’s a new Jocelyn coming,” the tearful pop star says within the remaining moments of the teaser.
The Idol Release Date
HBO has not introduced the official launch date for The Idol. The present was anticipated to premiere in 2022 however bought delayed to 2023. The teaser trailer from October confirmed that the present will likely be out in 2023. A Rolling Stone article printed in March 2023 revealed behind-the-scenes drama. At the time, manufacturing was “in the dark on when the show will make it to air, and have little idea about what the final version will look like.”
Allegedly, the present’s been delayed due to rewrites that happened as soon as Sam Levinson changed Amy Seimetz as director after she departed the six-episode present earlier than they filmed the ultimate episode. Per Rolling Stone‘s sources, the show was rewritten and reshot under Sam’s management, which has affected the present’s delayed launch.
The Idol Cast
Lily-Rose Depp stars as Jocelyn in The Idol. Lily-Rose, 23, is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Her previous appearing jobs embody the films The King, Voyagers, and Silent Night. The Idol is Lily-Rose’s first tv present. Back in March 2022, Lily-Rose informed Wonderland that “the more I learn about the story and the character, the more I have a special feeling about this. The team around me are so great and I’m in really great hands. I’ve never done a show before and I’ve never held on to a character for this long before so I’m ready for that challenge as well.”
The Weeknd, whose actual title is Abel Tesfaye, performs Tedros in The Idol. He co-created the present with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim and he’s additionally one of many govt producers. This is The Weeknd’s official appearing debut. He’s identified for his theatrical music movies and appeared as himself within the 2019 Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems.
The Idol forged additionally contains Jennie Kim, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Eli Roth, Hank Azaria, Rachel Sennott, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
The Behind-The-Scenes Drama on The Idol
As we talked about earlier than, Rolling Stone launched intel on how manufacturing on The Idol modified as soon as Sam Levinson took management. Allegedly, Sam determined to “weaken the show’s overarching message”, by focusing extra on the sexual content material, moderately than the story of an up-and-coming pop star falling in love with a cult chief.
Sources claimed to Rolling Stone that director Amy Seimetz “seemed set up to fail from the start” by HBO. Amy reportedly “was given half-finished scripts, a tight schedule, and near-impossible expectations from HBO” whereas she was engaged on the present, Rolling Stone reported. Also, HBO reportedly solely gave the present a $54 million price range, a lot lower than the $97 million it price to create the second season of Euphoria. The Rolling Stone report additionally claimed that The Weeknd and Sam had restricted availability to work on the present, as a result of they had been busy with touring and Euphoria, respectively.
After Sam changed Amy as director of the remainder of the sequence in April 2022, a report from Deadline got here out that claimed The Weeknd was “unhappy” that the present targeted extra on Lily-Rose with a “female perspective”. Regarding this example, a supply informed Rolling Stone, “It was like the Weeknd wanted one show that was all about him — Sam was on board with that.”
Following the discharge of Rolling Stone‘s report, The Weeknd took to Twitter on March 1 and jabbed on the allegations by sharing a scene from the the present, through which his character bashes the information outlet. He additionally cheekily requested, “Did we upset you?”
.@RollingStone did we upset you? pic.twitter.com/Uyx06lyRgx
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) March 1, 2023
In a press release given to PEOPLE, HBO denied the accusations and shared how the community is worked up in regards to the new present. “The creators and producers of The Idol have been working hard to create one of HBO’s most exciting and provocative original programs. The initial approach on the show and production of the early episodes, unfortunately, did not meet HBO standards so we chose to make a change. Throughout the process, the creative team has been committed to creating a safe, collaborative, and mutually respectful working environment, and last year, the team made creative changes they felt were in the best interest of both the production and the cast and crew. We look forward to sharing The Idol with audiences soon,” the assertion learn.
Lily-Rose additionally gave her personal assertion to PEOPLE and praised Sam Levinson, saying, “Sam is, for so many reasons, the best director I have ever worked with. Never have I felt more supported or respected in a creative space, my input and opinions more valued. Working with Sam is a true collaboration in every way – it matters to him, more than anything, not only what his actors think about the work, but how we feel performing it. He hires people whose work he esteems and has always created an environment in which I felt seen, heard, and appreciated.”
The Idol reportedly wrapped filming in October 2022, despite the fact that manufacturing was speculated to be completed lengthy earlier than then. A crew member informed Rolling Stone they had been “drained” by the top of filming. HollywoodLife will proceed to share updates on The Idol proper right here.