According to a report in Page Six, HBO's controversial drama series "The Idol" won't return for a second season. One source told the tabloid that "this was never meant to be a long-running show"; the report also suggests that star and co-creator The Weeknd's "egomaniacal" behavior on-set has been an issue. HBO denied the report on Twitter. - Reviews have been largely unkind to the series, which was also the subject of a Rolling Stone exposé and has seen backlash on social media to some of its more sexually explicit content.
- Viewership on Episode 2 of the series dipped from the premiere.
- The series was originally directed by Amy Seimetz, who had filmed the majority of her episodes before exiting the project; The Weeknd and co-creator Sam Levinson reworked the series themselves.
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