Lily Rose-Depp & The Weeknd Heat Up ‘The Idol’ HBO Max Teaser Trailer

Co-created by “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson, the limited series explores the dark side of Hollywood.

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Euphoria creator Sam Levinson is behind a new HBO Max series “from the gutters of Hollywood” starring Lily Rose-Depp and The Weekend that recently dropped its second teaser trailer.

The limited series co-created by Levinson features Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known as pop star The Weeknd, as an L.A. self-help guru, and Depp as a budding singer who falls under his sway.

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The Idol isn’t the first time that The Weeknd has acted on TV or film. The Grammy-winning singer appeared in the acclaimed 2019 film Uncut Gems as a fictionalized version of himself, and wrote and starred in a 2020 episode of TBS’ animated series American Dad.

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Singer Troye Sivan, Suzanna Son, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Da’vine Joy Randolph, and Hank Azaria also star in the series, along with Korean rapper/singer Jennie of the girl group Blackpink.

Watch the latest teaser trailer for HBO Max’s The Idol above.

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