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Euphoria creator’s canceled HBO show with 19% on Rotten Tomatoes scored an Emmy nod, so… believe in yourself, guys

Sam Levinson’s controversial HBO show The Idol gets surprising Emmy nod despite its 19% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

TechRadar · Jul 18, 2024

The Idol: Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd series cancelled after one season

It comes as no surprise that the Sam Levinson’s sex-fuelled show will not be returning

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

Goodbye, The Idol: the controversial HBO show has been cancelled, and it won’t be missed

What went wrong? We look at the reviews

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

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The week in TV: Wimbledon; Evacuation; The Horror of Delores Roach; The Idol – review

A sodden Wimbledon opens without Sue Barker; the brutal inside story of the British campaign to evacuate Kabul lingers in the mind; and The Idol staggers to a close

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023

'The Idol' ending, explained: what happened between Jocelyn and Tedros, and what fans think about the twist

Needless to say, there's confusing surrounding 'The Idol' ending, so we broke it down

My Imperfect Life · Jul 5, 2023

The Idol, Vol 1 review – a soundtrack far superior to HBO’s sleazy show

It should be no shock that Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye is a better musician than he is an actor, and the ugly underbelly of the show is better expressed through song

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Commentary: ‘The Idol’ is no ‘Euphoria,’ but it reveals a similar misogyny

Hate watch alert: there’s just one episode left of “The Idol,” HBO’s salacious pop star drama that became a water-cooler show for all the wrong reasons. The hyped series from “Euphoria” writer and director Sam Levinson and singer the Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) ends its disastrous run next Sunday, but…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

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Who's Ramsey in 'The Idol'? Here's where you might've seen (or heard) her before

Ramsey joins The Weeknd for a super-sensual song on 'The Idol' titled 'Fill the Void'

My Imperfect Life · Jun 26, 2023

Is 'The Idol' filmed in The Weeknd’s house? Here's the scoop on where the controversial series was shot

Is that $70 million mansion featured in the show *actually* the place the singer calls home?

My Imperfect Life · Jun 20, 2023

The Idol viewers appalled by ‘sickening’ Jeffrey Epstein joke

They’re boycotting the series after one controversy too far

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

‘A Line You Just Don’t Cross’: The Idol Episode Three Has Disgusted Hundreds Of Fans Online

"Can they be lower than this? Are they even human? This is so scary."

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 20, 2023

The Weeknd lampooned for ‘egregious mispronunciation’ of ‘carte blanche’ in The Idol

’I want to believe it was a character choice, but the writing is not good enough,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

The Idol viewers left ‘appalled’ by ‘sickening’ Jeffrey Epstein joke in new episode

They’re boycotting the series after one controversy too far

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Cool, sexy and stinking of smoke: why are TV dramas giving cigarettes a comeback?

From The Idol to Russian Doll, a wave of series is filling screens with characters that just love chainsmoking. But how has a habit whose days seemed numbered returned to television?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

The Weeknd responds to backlash over The Idol’s most controversial scene so far

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

The Weeknd responds to The Idol backlash over ‘gross’ episode two sex scene

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

The Idol viewers horrified by The Weeknd’s dialogue during Lily-Rose Depp sex scene: ‘Nasty’

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 13, 2023

The Idol Is Haemorrhaging Viewers As Fans Realise Just How Bad The Weeknd’s Acting Is

She's everything. He's just... Tedros.

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The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

‘Nasty’: The Idol viewers horrified by The Weeknd’s dialogue during Lily-Rose Depp sex scene

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

The Idol viewers horrified by The Weeknd’s dialogue during Lily-Rose Depp sex scene

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

The Idol episode 2 viewers call out ‘nasty’ The Weeknd scene for being too ‘hard to watch’

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

The Idol episode 2 viewers skip ‘nasty’ The Weeknd scene for being ‘too hard to watch’

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

The week in TV: The Idol; Gods of Tennis; Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution; Significant Other – review

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson’s music industry drama gets one star for trying too hard to shock; McEnroe, Borg, Evert and co come out to play; Davina McCall goes the extra mile on contraception; and a comedy of two lost souls is a grower

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

‘This ain’t it’: The Idol viewers mock ‘mad’ Lily-Rose Depp scene in new HBO series

Particular moment in HBO series is angering fans

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

The Idol review – light bondage and heavy sleaze make for the ultimate try-hard TV

Starring a bizarrely blank Lily-Rose Depp, this big, dumb drama from the maker of Euphoria is desperate to be edgy – but ends up feeling boring and, well, unsexy

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