Idol It only aired two episodes of its first season, but the HBO show, which has sparked backlash over the toxic relationship between a pop star and a sketchy club owner, is already battling rumors of the show, which saw a 12% drop in viewership between episodes. one and two, there won’t be another season.
Thursday, New York Post‘s Page Six originally ran a story titled “‘The Idol’, ‘hard’ The Weeknd: with the source won’t be returning for Season 2”.
“This was never going to be a long-running drama, it was always a limited series,” a source said. to mail.
“It was a big, big show for them with great talent and a lot of buzz” to mail Added resource identified as “someone from a top industry”. “But from what I heard, HBO knew it was a bit of a turkey as soon as they saw it.”
a source said to mail Working with The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye), who co-created the show and plays club owner Tedros, “wasn’t an ideal experience… and one I’ve been dying to repeat.” Another source described Tesfaye as an “egomaniac”.
But then, on Thursday afternoon, a familiar source Idol He told The Daily Beast that Page Six’s original article was inaccurate and is in the process of being revised.
And certainly, an hour or so later, to mail The headline was changed to “‘Fate of The Idol’ is on the air amid criticism of The Weeknd’s ‘egomaniac’ behavior.”
“The door is definitely still open. [for a second season]- it’s definitely not a decision [yet]”said an HBO source to mail. “At this point, that’s normal in our process… we’re only in two parts. The only person who makes the decision [about a second season] Casey Bloys, chairman of HBO, and optimistic.”
It’s not exactly a vote of confidence for the divisive array, though.
soon weekly fun report, Idol star Lily-Rose Depp said she would sometimes avoid him when Tesfaye was in character on set.
“Well, sometimes when Abel comes… I don’t want to explain too much about where Abel’s character is going.” Depp said“but sometimes when he was in full Tedros mode, I would stay away from him. I’d say, ‘He’s in his territory right now.'”
A resource defined as close to production, to mailBut he said Tesfaye was “dear”, “He literally opened up his home for the cast and crew. Almost the entire show was filmed inside his house.”
Depp also defended Tesfaye. “I love Abel so much,” she said in a cast that aired after one of the episodes. “He was able to melt into this role in a way that is really hard for anyone to do.”