HBO Max isn’t bringing back “The Idol” for a second season, sources confirmed to Page Six. The show, starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, was trashed by critics.
Depp, 24, co-starred as a troubled pop star who ends up in the clutches of a cult leader played by Tesfaye.as one insider told us: “This was never meant to be a long-running show, it was always … a limited series.”
An HBO Max source told us Monday that “boundary-pushing content is what audiences look for in HBO original programming, and ‘The Idol’ certainly delivered on that front. [It] was one of the most talked-about shows of the summer and cemented itself in the zeitgeist.”Mike Marsland/WireImage The door was left open for a second season, the source said, adding that the decision not to bring the show back was made only recently.following the departure of director Amy Seimetz.
Levinson took over directorial duties amid reports he was axing the feminist tone of the series, which launched amid fanfare at
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