Well, followers of The Idol, it’s trying like that is going to be your solely season.
HBO apparently has no plans to go ahead with a second season of their extremely controversial streaming present following all of the backlash — however apparently it was all the time the plan.
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An insider informed Page Six Thursday:
“This was never meant to be a long-running show, it was always … a limited series.”
Is that true? Or simply what they’re saying now that it’s getting slammed so laborious?
Sounds a bit like The Weeknd’s try at explaining his ill-received intercourse scene with display screen accomplice Lily-Rose Depp in episode two, which he described to GQ earlier this week as having “nothing sexy about it.”
The supply added that HBO execs haven’t precisely been shocked by the poor response to the graphic present, explaining that director Sam Levinson, who created Euphoria, brings a sure tone:
“It’s a Sam Levinson show, and you know what you’re getting with a Sam Levinson show.”
Apparently, although, The Weeknd, whose actual title is Abel Tesfaye, made the set a little bit of a nightmare for everybody else concerned. One present supply informed the outlet that when he was in character as Tedros, it was “not an ideal experience … and not one I am eager to repeat.” A separate supply even went so far as to name the Wicked Games singer “egomaniacal.”
This undoubtedly tracks with Lily-Rose’s feedback earlier this month that she’s “steer clear” of him on set…
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However, one other supply shared that the pop star was “beloved” on set, sharing:
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If you didn’t know, The Weeknd and Levinson took over inventive management on the present from authentic director Amy Seimetz, stripping out the feminist angles, and remodeling it into what Rolling Stone labeled as a “rape fantasy.” It was imagined to be a giant hit for Max, the streaming service it airs on, because it’s the primary present to air below its rebranding from its former HBO Max. An insider shared with Page Six:
“It was a big, big show for them with big talent and a lot of buzz. But from what I heard, HBO knew it was a bit of a turkey as soon as they saw it.”
Eesh. Not good for Abel. No season two, and by the sound of his alleged habits, it could be laborious for him to land one other performing function in any respect!
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