Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched the series premiere for HBO’s The Idol, so be warned!
With only a week having passed since viewers said farewell to a pair of HBO’s critically acclaimed original series through Barry and Succession’s final episodes, the cable network unleashed its latest headline-maker, The Idol, onto audiences to kick the summer off with glitz, quasi-glamour, and enough sleazeball energy to fill a backyard swimming pool. Co-created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim, and co-lead Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, the drama is a vaguely heightened take on pop stardom and the music industry, as anchored by Lily-Rose Depp’s emotionally off-centered attention-magnet Jocelyn, who becomes enamored by Tesfaye’s self-made cult guru Tedros.
