“Idol” was canceled after just one season on HBO. HBO has opted not to renew the controversial series created by Sam Levinson and Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye, which was criticized by critics And the response from the audience was not good. Despite initial mention of a planned six episodes, the first season ended after just five episodes. This led many to wonder if the studio terminated the show early due to hate viewing, though it was later claimed to have been a miscommunication.When rumors of a canceled second season began circulating in June, HBO’s PR team intervention Said no decision had been made.
“‘Idol’ is one of HBO’s most provocative original programming, and we’re delighted by the strong response from viewers,” an HBO spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. “After much deliberation, HBO, along with the creators and producers, have decided not to proceed with a second season. We thank the creators, cast and crew for their excellent work.” Da’Vine Joy Randolph claimed in a statement interview “Idol” has been planning a second season, and HBO is “happy” with the outcome. Despite her comments, HBO stopped showing audience figures after the first two episodes.
The premiere garnered 913,000 views on HBO Cable and Max (formerly HBO Max), 17% reduction That’s higher than co-creator Levinson’s previous hit series “Euphoria” (1.1 million viewers). Viewership for Episode 2 dipped slightly to 800,000 before the studio stopped releasing figures. At the time, HBO blamed linear TV audiences for the decline in viewing numbers, which made sense given Idol’s target audience is young people — most of whom prefer streaming platforms to TV channels . In India, the show is available on JioCinema, but Viacom18 hasn’t revealed any metrics yet. The average audience rating of “Idol” reached 19% after its broadcast rotten tomatoesthe key points of criticism were the overly explicit sex scenes and lack of direction.
Dialogue from the show has been widely circulated on the Internet, especially profanity from The Weeknd, who plays cult leader Tedros who invades the life of pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp).Back in March, a rolling stones Reports spoke of chaos on the set of Idol, with original director Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) pulling out of the project after 80 percent of the work was done. The story was originally focused on the struggles and exploitation of a rising pop star in Los Angeles, before Levinson joined in and rewrote much of Semetz’s work to glorify the tension between Depp and Tesfaye’s characters. toxic relationship. He also ended up directing all of the episodes. It was revealed that co-creator Tesfaye/The Weeknd thought the show was initially “too female-oriented”.
All five episodes of Idol are now streaming on JioCinema and Max in India (wherever it is available).
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