Check out The Weeknd!

The Pop force delivers dapper on the cover of Interview Magazine.

Riding high off the success of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour,’ the chart-topper is set to take center stage like never before in the new HBO series ‘The Idol.’

Starring along Lily-Rose Depp, the ‘Starboy’ belter plays an eccentric self-help guru who becomes entangled with a Pop star hopeful.

With the show set to premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May, Abel sat down with the publication to spill on the show and his character.

Head below for pics and quotes…

On The Idol & His Character:

“I wrote him, but what drew me to play him was just getting to pretend to be someone else. It was a challenge, because The Weeknd, obviously, isn’t me. But I drew a lot from myself to create that character. Tedros is nothing like me.”

More on His Character:

“I got to really play make believe and dive into a character and live in it. It was dark, but it was fun. You’ve seen some of it. It’s quite a f*cking ride.

And vulnerability is key in the characters you play, no matter how evil they are. If you can find the vulnerability in them, somehow they become likable.

 I got to be free and I got to be vulnerable. And same with Lily [Rose-Depp], man. We got to both just be free and vulnerable because we had a great leader. We had somebody that made us feel comfortable and safe, like we’re all creating something that we could look back on and be proud of. And so big shout-out to Sam and that whole crew. You know Sam, that’s your twin. That’s family right there.”

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[Photo Credit: Interview / Eli Russell Linnetz]