THE IDOL Series Trailers, Clip, Featurette, Images and Poster

"The Idol" is a drama series created by Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson (Euphoria"). The cast includes Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Dean and Hank Azaria. The show premiered on June 4, 2023 on HBO.

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New Trailers: THE IDOL, HIJACK, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 2, SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST, SKULL ISLAND and I'M A VIRGO

Today we have new trailers for:

• HBO's provocative new drama series "The Idol" starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. The Weeknd and Sam Levinson ("Euphoria") created the series, which also stars Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams and Dan Levy.
• Apple TV's new thriller series "Hijack" starring Idris Elba. The show is created and written by George Kay (Lupin", "Criminal").
• The second season of the sci-fi spinoff series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds".
• "Survival Of The Thickest", Netflix's adaptation of comedienne Michelle Buteau's memoir of the same name.
• Netflix' animated series "Skull Island" featuring the voices of Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt and Betty Gilpin.
• Amazon's fantasy series "I'm A Virgo" from Boots Riley, the creator of the cult film "Sorry to Bother You".

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New Trailers: THE CLEARING, THE IDOL, THE SYMPATHIZER, BUPKIS, SWEET TOOTH Season 2 and FIRED ON MARS

Today we have new trailers for:

• Hulu's upcoming Australian crime thriller series "The Clearing" starring Teresa Palmer, Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto.
• HBO's new drama series "The Idol" starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd.
• The HBO Max espionage thriller miniseries "The Sympathizer" from Park Chan-wook, the acclaimed Korean director of "Decision to Leave" and "Oldboy". The show stars Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr, Fred Nguyen Khan and Sandra Oh.
• The streaming comedy series "Bupkis" inspired by former SNL cast member Pete Davidson, who also stars alongside Edie Falco, Joe Pesci and Bobby Cannavale.
• The second season of the Netflix's post-apocalyptic fantasy series "Sweet Tooth".
• The HBO Max animated comedy series "Fired on Mars" feaeturing the voices of Luke Wilson, Leslie David Baker, Cory Loykasek, Stephen Root, Cedric Yarbrough, Pamela Adlon and Thomas Haden Church.

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New Trailers: YELLOWSTONE Season 5, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, THE WHITE LOTUS Season 2, THE IDOL, ROGUE HEROES and THE KINGDOM EXODUS

Today we have new trailers for:

• The fifth season of the neo-western drama series "Yellowstone" starring Kevin Costner.
• The Netflix horror anthology series "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities".
• The second season of the Emmy-winning HBO series "The White Lotus" starring Jennifer Coolidge, Jon Gries, F. Murray Abraham, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Imperioli, Theo James and Tom Hollander
• HBO's new drama series "The Idol" starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye.
• The British limited series "Rogue Heroes" from Steven Knight, the creator of "Peaky Blinders". Based on British writer-historian Ben Macintyre's best-selling book "SAS: Rogue Heroes", the show stars Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Allen, Sofia Boutella and Dominic West.
• The Danish horror miniseries "The Kingdom Exodus", the final installment in Lars von Trier's haunted hospital trilogy.

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New Trailers: THE IDOL, WEDNESDAY, AMERICAN GIGOLO, DEVIL IN OHIO, VAMPIRE ACADEMY and FAKES

Today we have new trailers for:

• The HBO drama series "The Idol" created by Reza Fahim and The Weeknd. The series stars Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, and it's directed by "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson.
• Netflix's Addams Family series "Wednesday" starring Jenna Ortega in the title role. Directed by Tim Burton, the show also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Percy Hynes White, Gwendoline Christie and Christina Ricci.
• Showtime's upcoming drama series "American Gigolo" based on Paul Schrader's acclaimed 1980 film of the same name that starred Richard Gere. The series is created and executive-produced by "Ray Donovan" producer/writer David Hollander, and it stars Jon Bernthal, Gretchen Mol, Rosie O'Donnell, Lizzie Brochere, Gabriel LaBelle and Leland Orser.
• The new Netflix mystery thriller series "Devil in Ohio" starring Emily Deschanel ("Bones") and Madeleine Arthur ("To All the Boys"). The series is executive produced by Daria Polatin based on her own best-selling inspired-by-true-events book
• Peacock's original series "Vampire Academy" based on Richelle Mead's best-selling supernatural fantasy book series, which was previously adapted into the 2014 film of the same name.
• Netflix's new Canadian crime dark comedy series "Fakes" starring Jennifer Tong ("Sacred Lies") and Emilija Baranac ("Riverdale").

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New Trailers: THE IDOL, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, UNCOUPLED, THIS FOOL, THE OUTLAWS Season 2 and PRIMAL Season 2

Today we have new trailers for:

• HBO's upcoming drama series "The Idol" from "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson. The cast features Lily-Rose Depp, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Troye Sivan, Debby Ryan, Anne Heche and Elizabeth Berkley.
• Mike Judge's Parammount+ "Beavis and Butt-Head" revival series
• The Netflix dramedy series "Uncoupled" starring Neil Patrick Harris. The show hails from Darren Star, the creator of "Sex and the City" and "Emily in Paris".
• Hulu's original comedy series "This Fool" executive produced by former SNL comedian Fred Armisen and co-created by stand-up comic Chris Estrada.
• The second season of Amazon's crime comedy series "The Outlaws" starring Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken.
• The second season of Genndy Tartakovsky's animated series "Primal".

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Lily Rose-Depp to Star Opposite The Weeknd in HBO Drama THE IDOL

Lily-Rose Depp is set to star in the upcoming HBO drama series "The Idol" created by singer/songwriter The Weeknd and Sam Levinson ("Euphoria"). This will be the actress/model's first foray into television.

The show will follow a female pop singer (Depp) who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner (The Weeknd) who is the leader of a secret cult. Joseph Epstein ("Health and Wellness") serves as writer, alongside Mary Laws ("Succession", "Preacher"), and showrunner. Levinson, Epstein, The Weeknd, Reza Fahim, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Nick Hall and Bron Studios' Aaron L. Gilbert will executive produce.

Rose-Depp is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. She recently starred in "Voyagers", and will next be seen in Nathalie Biancheri's drama "Wolf", and "Silent Night", in which she will star opposite Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.

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The Weeknd to Develop and Star in HBO Series THE IDOL

The Weeknd aka Abel Tesfaye will take on his first major acting role in the drama series "The Idol" which is in development at HBO. The show is co-created by "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, a former nightlife entrepreneur-turned-writer who is also The Weeknd's producing partner.

The show's story follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult.

Joseph Epstein ("Healt and Wellness") will serves as showrunner and will also write alongside Tesfaye and Mary Laws ("Succession", "Preacher"). The series will be executive produced by Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Laws, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen and Aaron L. Gilbert.

In May 2020, the singer appeared in an episode of the adult cartoon "American Dad" titled "A Starboy is Born", in which he voiced an animated version of himself, and he was also credited as a co-writer. He also played himself in the critically-acclaimed film "Uncut Gems" opposite Adam Sandler, and voiced a character in "Robot Chicken".

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