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‘The Idol’ Trailer: HBO’s Controversial New Music Drama Debuts This Week

May 30, 2023 11:44 am

After months of drama and mostly negative reviews coming from its highly-publicized Cannes debut, HBO’s newest series, “The Idol,” is finally hitting TV screens later this week. And in honor of the series ...

Sam Levinson Believes ‘The Idol’ Will Be The “Biggest Show Of The Summer” Thanks To Reports Of On-Set Drama

Charles Barfield

May 23, 2023 11:05 am

Festivals, News, Television

The show is still days away from arriving on HBO, but the months leading up to the release have made “The Idol” a hot-button topic to discuss. And most of the discourse surrounds the behind-the-scenes drama th...

‘The Idol’ Review: Sam Levinson’s Crude Provocation With The Weeknd & Lily-Rose Depp Is Gross & Sexist [Cannes]

Robert Daniels

May 23, 2023 7:38 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Lord, give me strength. From the first minute of “The Idol,” the already controversial music-based television series from HBO Max (sorry, Max), it’s clear that creators Abel Tesfaye (formerly known as The Week...

Sam Levinson & The Weeknd Talk Massive Reshoots For ‘The Idol’: “Quitting The Show Wasn’t An Option”

Charles Barfield

May 9, 2023 2:51 pm

News, Television

In the months leading up to the release of HBO’s new musical drama, “The Idol,” most of the discussion has little to do with the footage that has been shown. Instead, everyone is talking about the behind-the-s...

‘The Idol’ Trailer: HBO’s Drama From The Weeknd Tesfaye & ‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Arrives In June

Jake Sweltz

April 17, 2023 11:29 am

News, Television, Trailers

On the heels of Harry Styles’ highly publicized pivot to acting and Taylor Swift’s already-infamous cameo in David O. Russell’s latest flop “Amsterdam,” another major pop star is throwing their hat in the acti...

‘The Idol’: HBO Eyes A Cannes Premiere For Sam Levinson’s Controversial Series With Lily Rose-Depp &The Weeknd

Ned Booth

March 9, 2023 11:07 am

Festivals, News, Television

It's nearly time for the Cannes Film Festival to release the titles for this year's edition and the 76th one overall. So are there any upcoming movies cinephiles may bet on as a sure thing on the Croisette thi...

The Idol’: New Report Details Wild Spending, Problematic Script Changes & An Out Of Control Production

Charles Barfield

March 1, 2023 1:34 pm

News, Television

So, uh, when is “The Idol” going to premiere on HBO? That’s a valid question to ask when you consider the first teaser was released months ago, followed fairly shortly by a second teaser. Alas, we don’t even h...

‘Euphoria’: Barbie Ferreira Says She’s Leaving The HBO Show With “A Very Teary-Eyed Goodbye”

Ned Booth

August 25, 2022 10:10 am

News

Fans of "Euphoria" already know they'll get a third season of Sam Levinson's hit show, thanks to HBO renewing the series in February. And while the next season is probably a couple of years away, there's alrea...

‘The Idol’ Teaser: Lily-Rose Depp & The Weeknd Are In A Drug-Fueled Romance From The Creator Of ‘Euphoria’

Charles Barfield

July 18, 2022 9:40 am

News, Television, Trailers

HBO is very happy to be in business with Sam Levinson. The writer-director-producer is the mastermind behind the Emmy-winning hit drama “Euphoria.” And now, he is about to launch his latest HBO project, “The I...

‘The Idol’: Amy Seimetz Exits HBO Series With Sam Levinson Expected To Take On A Directing Role

Christopher Marc

April 27, 2022 1:07 pm

News, Television

The Weeknd and "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson have teamed up for a new HBO series, "The Idol," which focuses on a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner that happens to be th...

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