Solène Delinger 17:26 pm, August 29, 2023
A spokesperson for HBO announced that "The Idol" would not be renewed for a second season. The ratings of the series with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd were not catastrophic. But the controversy around his sulphurous scenes got the better of "The Idol", which shocked both the media and the spectators.HBO has decided not to renew The Idol with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd for a second season. The ratings of the series were not catastrophic, unlike the critics, simply disastrous. The show was quickly accused of promoting rape culture and hypersexualizing the young Lily-Rose Depp, who plays the role of Jocelyn, a pop star reminiscent of a certain Britney Spears...
A "caricature" acting
So far so good... Except that the daughter of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp appears, multiple times, naked and in disturbing scenes of masturbation. These scenes resemble, according to several media, pornography. "The result is more ridiculous than sulphurous," says even Le Figaro. Singer The Weeknd also took it for his rank. Viewers found his acting "null" and "caricature".
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Problematic scenes
The controversy around the series began even before its release, with a long investigation published in Rolling Stones magazine. The American magazine pointed the finger at the behavior of the director, Sam Levinson, creator of Euphoria. The latter would have added problematic scenes at the last moment, without consulting anyone. And he would also have bullied his teams, certainly relieved by the definitive end of The Idol ...