HBO’s The Idol Is Canceled After One Season

The present, which was co-created by Sam Levinson, The Weeknd, and Reza Fahim, was a lighting rod for controversy earlier than it started. In March, Rolling Stone reported on the alleged “shitshow” office and overhaul of the present following the exit of director Amy Seimetz.

“The creators and producers of The Idol have been working laborious to create one in all HBO’s most fun and provocative authentic packages. The preliminary strategy on the present and manufacturing of the early episodes, sadly, didn’t meet HBO requirements so we selected to make a change,” HBO stated in a press release on the time to BuzzFeed Information. “All through the method, the inventive workforce has been dedicated to making a secure, collaborative, and mutually respectful working atmosphere, and final yr, the workforce made inventive adjustments they felt have been in one of the best curiosity of each the manufacturing and the forged and crew. We sit up for sharing The Idol with audiences quickly.”