DougfromBrazilIsBack Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Per TVLine: "HBO is working for The Weeknd. Actually, make that the other way around. The network has given a formal series order to The Idol, a subversive drama about the music industry, co-created by and starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, TVLine has learned. Also co-created by Reza Fahim and Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson, the series “centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol,” per the official logline. As previously announced, The Weeknd will star alongside Lily-Rose Depp. Additional series regulars include Suzanna Son, Steve Zissis and Troye Sivan, according to our sister site Deadline, while Melanie Liburd, Tunde Adebimpe, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Nico Hiraga and Anne Heche will recur. The Idol‘s executive-producing team includes The Weeknd, Levinson, Fahim, Joe Epstein, Kevin Turen, Ashley Levinson, Nick Hall, Sarah E. White, and Aaron Gilbert for BRON. Amy Seimetz will also executive-produce, as well as direct all six episodes, which will be filmed in and around Los Angeles. “When the multi-talented Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye, Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson brought us The Idol, it was clear their subversive, revelatory take on the cult of the music industry was unlike anything HBO had ever done before,” Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of HBO Programming, said in a statement. “Shortly after, the brilliant duo of Joe Epstein and Amy Seimetz joined forces with the rest of the team, and this dream became a reality.” Note from me: After whining and dragging the Grammys he will try going for an Emmy? Quote Link to comment
Exhale+ JayTawndre Posted November 23, 2021 Exhale+ Share Posted November 23, 2021 Ooh this sounds right up my alley Quote Link to comment
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