Screenplay:
Sam LevinsonCast:
The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp, Troye Sivan, Karl Glusman, Rachel Sennott, Steve Zissis, Hari Nef, Jane Adams, Jennie Kim, Nico Hiraga, Melanie Liburd, Tyson Ritter (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(5)
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Pop Tarts & Rat Tales (E01)
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Double Fantasy (E02)
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Daybreak (E03)
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Stars Belong to the World (E04)
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Jocelyn Forever (E05)
Plots(1)
The Idol, set against the backdrop of the music industry, centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol. (HBO Max)
Cast
![The Weeknd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579657_e49a86.jpg)
The Weeknd
Canada
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Lily-Rose Depp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/142/163142395_4f0139.jpg)
Lily-Rose Depp
France
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Troye Sivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712174_641ca8.jpg)
Troye Sivan
South Africa
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Karl Glusman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/588/161588783_a0af78.jpg)
Karl Glusman
USA
Rachel Sennott
USA
Best series:
High Maintenance (2016) (series)
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Steve Zissis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/267/163267710_b3fa6e.jpg)
Steve Zissis
USA
Best series:
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
The Beauty Inside (2012) (series)
![Hari Nef](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/055/165055958_54c4ae.png)
Hari Nef
USA
Best series:
Transparent (2014) (series)
You (2018) (series)
Extrapolations (2023) (series)
![Jane Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363137_f43174.jpg)
Jane Adams
USA
Best series:
Twin Peaks (1990) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Atlanta (2016) (series)
![Jennie Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/528/164528259_146b31.png)
Jennie Kim
South Korea
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Nico Hiraga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/238/165238640_c35f24.png)
Nico Hiraga
USA
![Melanie Liburd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806953_e21dc3.jpg)
Melanie Liburd
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
This Is Us (2016) (series)
Strike Back (2010) (series)
![Tyson Ritter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278720_03d6af.jpg)
Tyson Ritter
USA
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Parenthood (2010) (series)
Preacher (2016) (series)
Maya Eshet
Best series:
Teen Wolf (2011) (series)
Star Trek: Picard (2020) (series)
Man Seeking Woman (2015) (series)
![Tunde Adebimpe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270961_7877f0.jpg)
Tunde Adebimpe
USA
Best series:
Pantheon (2022) (series)
Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (2010) (series)
Tuca & Bertie (2019) (series)
Liz Caribel
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Dan Levy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207222_a789ec.jpg)
Dan Levy
Canada
Best series:
Sex Education (2019) (series)
Modern Family (2009) (series)
Schitt's Creek (2015) (series)
![Eli Roth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/869/159869235_11d07c.jpg)
Eli Roth
USA
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
Chowdaheads (1999) (series)
Suzanna Son
USA
Best series:
The Idol (2023) (series)
![Da'Vine Joy Randolph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/221/166221034_4efb67.jpg)
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
USA
Best series:
This Is Us (2016) (series)
Only Murders in the Building (2021) (series)
The Good Wife (2009) (series)