HBO’s buzzy new original series “The Idol” has been steadily building momentum on the road to its June 4 debut — including a lavish world premiere at the Cannes Film Festiva…
The show follows an embattled young pop star named Jocelyn , recovering from a psychotic break after the death of her mother and hounded relentlessly by industry vultures that need her back on top. A sketchy Svengali named Tedros appears in her life, promising artistic and sexual liberation and fame beyond her wildest dreams. “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson steers the show with co-creators Tesfaye and Reza Fahim.
An up-and-coming writer/producer, Fahim is a native to the high-flying world occupied by pop stars, celebrities and power players . He spent nearly 15 years as a nightclub proprietor and party promoter, building venues in Los Angeles that attract the real Jocelyns of the world. Born in Iran and a longtime lover of film, Fahim caught up withat the close of Cannes to discuss the show’s divisive premiere and building a creative partnership with Tesfaye.It’s really humbling.
I moved to the United States when I was five, during the Iranian Revolution. I came from a family that had a very comfortable life, and the revolution was like this earthquake. We moved to Virginia and there was nothing fun about being Middle Eastern in Virginia during the hostage crisis. Growing up, I dealt with racism and didn’t even want to go by my name, Reza. The irony is that I’m so proud of my heritage now.
You and Abel are co-writers and producers on “The Idol” through your label Manic Phase. How did you meet and what’s your shared vision for the company? We were introduced through friends. We share a deep, deep love of film. When you find a kindred bond, it can almost unlock creativity. We both had all these stories to tell. Abel has this incredible encyclopedic knowledge of film. It’s incredible I found someone that I can kind of play this sort of, like, film tennis with. He’s also someone who has gained success from another avenue. We started riffing on stories and ideas from our backgrounds, and “The Idol” came out organically.
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