‘The Idol’ has been axed by HBO.
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Led by The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, the provocative series explored the rise of a Pop star hopeful and the chaos that engulfed the world around her.
Helmed by ‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson and co-produced by The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), the show had been the subject of much buzz before hitting screens.
However, from the moment the show officially debuted, the response was polarizing…at best.
Critic reviews were scathing and it was common for the series to trend on social media for all the wrong reasons.
Ratings for the show have proven difficult to track too, given that the network only released viewing for the first two episodes. And even those represented a dip. Indeed, 913,000 same-day viewership was reported across HBO and HBO Max for episode 1, while episode 2 dropped to 800,000.
Speaking on the cancellation, a spokesperson for HBO said in a statement:
“The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response. After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well as the creators and producers have decided not to move forward with a second season. We’re grateful to the creators, cast, and crew for their incredible work.”
Are you going to miss ‘The Idol’?
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Lol. Hot mess. Abel, you suck at acting and only casting White gurls in the series. You got all the ashy h:Oes mad so Black people won’t supporting you. Better go back to the studio and cook some blinding lights/ save your tears/ less than Zero-esque songs
Smart move. From the story to soundtrack, everything is really bad about this show 💅🏾 also HBO is saving the budget for the massive production of House of the dragon S2 and the Last of Us S2.
It all starts with his ugly haircut, what was he thinking 😂
💀🤣😂
The last of us is a great show. Pedro Is soooooo yummy
Good. The Abel was not a good fit. The series was rushed with poor character development and a trash ending.
Good.
Attach Madonna’s name to it and expect disaster.
the show was trash. only good thing that came out of it was the song Popular ft Madonna & Playboi Carti which he should’ve saved for an album