Back in 2021, news first emerged that HBO had greenlit “The Idol”, an edgy satirical drama set within the Los Angeles music business, created by The Weeknd and “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson.
Since then, a few trailers have dropped, along with a vaguely tentative air date (some time in 2023), while fans have wondered why it hasn’t debuted yet.
That’s the focus of an explosive Rolling Stone exposé in which numerous sources detail the troubled production of a show that has reportedly, as the magazine puts it, “gone wildly, disgustingly off the rails.” READ MORE: ‘The Idol’: The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp & Blackpink’s Jennie Headline Stunning New Teaser For Anticipated HBO Drama Soon after the piece by RS went viral, The Weeknd commented on the piece with a wry Instagram post featuring a scene from “The Idol” in which he’s featured alongside Depp and Daniel Levy, discussing a Rolling Stone cover for Depp’s character. “Rolling Stone?” says The Weeknd’s character with an expression of mild disgust. “Aren’t they irrelevant?” According to RS, HBO’s expectations for the show were huge, intending “The Idol” to take over the key Sunday night-time slot after the first season of “The House of the Dragon” concluded.
However, 13 different sources from the production tell a story of delays, reshoots and rewrites so extensive it remains to be seen what exactly the show will look like. “It was, let’s just say, a s**tshow,” one source says of the series’ production difficulties.
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