HBO has canceled The Weeknd’s drama sequence ‘The Idol’ after fully 5 episodes. The sequence suffered essentially destructive critiques and sub-par viewership.
The Sam Levinson-helmed HBO sequence “The Idol” starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp has been omitted for a second season and canceled after fully 5 episodes. The sequence suffered essentially destructive critiques from critics while viewership remained sub-par.
“‘The Idol’ became unquestionably one of HBO’s most inviting fashioned functions, and we’re ecstatic by the solid viewers response,” says HBO in a assertion that reads as if it maintain been written about a varied impress.
“After noteworthy belief and consideration, HBO, to boot because the creators and producers, maintain made up our minds now to not circulation ahead with a second season. We’re grateful to the creators, solid, and crew for their unbelievable work.”
Whereas rumors had surfaced that the impress would be canceled months previously, sources notify the option became up in the air until lately. Even supposing there became “no location understanding” for the sequence to be a multi-season story, there maintain been alternate suggestions belief to be to continue the impress after the discontinue of the on the initiating planned six-episode season.
The impress, created by Levinson, Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim, underwent necessary changes partway by manufacturing in April 2022, when director and executive producer Amy Seimetz and more than one solid participants left, main to intensive reshoots, with Levinson taking on as director for the total season.
Three months ahead of the sequence premiere, Rolling Stone reported on a cacophony of things with the manufacturing, along side last-minute rewrites pushing what doubtless the most manufacturing crew felt became “an overemphasis on the toxic relationship” between the characters performed by Depp and Tesfaye. HBO and Tesfaye pushed support on the allegations, which Tesfaye known as “ridiculous.”
“The Idol” reeled in 913,000 viewers all over all platforms for its premiere night on HBO on June 4, with the viewers for the first episode growing to a pair.6 million after a week, even though first-night ratings for subsequent episodes dwindled. HBO has yet to originate a figure for the total 5-episode bustle but says that in the 85 days as a consequence of the sequence premiered, the first episode has increased to 7 million viewers.
