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• The Idol season finale aired on July 2, 2023.
• The primary season consisted of 5 episodes.
• The Idol was canceled after only one season in Aug. 2023.

The Idol has had a controversial run, to say the least. In the course of the present’s 5 episode tenure with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd main the way in which, the Sam Levinson collection shocked viewers with intercourse, torture, and main cult vibes. The present’s first season got here to an finish on July 2 and left issues open for a second season to a sure extent, however in Aug. 2023, it was introduced by Deadline that the present had been canceled.

‘The Idol was certainly one of HBO’s most provocative unique applications, and we’re happy by the robust viewers response,” an HBO spokesperson stated in an announcement. “After a lot thought and consideration, HBO, in addition to the creators and producers, have determined to not transfer ahead with a second season. We’re grateful to the creators, forged, and crew for his or her unbelievable work.”

Discover out extra about why there most definitely received’t be a season 2 and what the forged beforehand stated concerning the present’s future beneath.

Why There Received’t Be A Season 2 Of The Idol

HBO simply revealed that The Idol won’t return for season 2. The present had a brief run at simply 5 episodes after beforehand being greenlit for six episodes. When selling the finale, HBO didn’t name it the “collection finale.” Nonetheless, in a GQ profile, The Weeknd described The Idol as a “five-hour movie,” which is what made viewers first imagine that there wouldn’t be a season 2.

After the second episode aired, Web page Six reported that the present would finish after only one season. “This was by no means meant to be a long-running present, it was all the time … a restricted collection,” a supply informed the outlet. Nonetheless, an HBO supply careworn that the “door is certainly nonetheless open — it’s positively not a call [yet]. At this level, that is regular in our course of … we’re solely two episodes in.”

It’s being misreported {that a} determination on a second season of The Idol has been decided. It has not, and we stay up for sharing the subsequent episode with you Sunday night time.

— HBO PR (@HBOPR) June 15, 2023

In June 2023, earlier than the season ended, HBO PR Twitter account additionally tweeted, “It’s being misreported {that a} determination on a second season of The Idol has been decided. It has not, and we stay up for sharing the subsequent episode with you Sunday night time.”

For the reason that present acquired a variety of criticism, it’s not too shocking HBO determined to not proceed with it. The cancellation comes comes greater than a month after Selena Gomez, who beforehand dated The Weeknd, was reportedly ‘irked’ that her actual life was seemingly the premise of Lily-Rose’s character Jocelyn.

What The Forged Has Mentioned About The Idol Season 2

Regardless of the cancellation, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, who performed Jocelyn’s co-manager Future within the HBO collection, informed Vulture forward of the finale that the ultimate season 1 episode was “deliberately” establishing a second season.

“I see season 1 as establishing the world in nice element and character growth, to arrange a season 2 the place it’s like, now we’re actually going to get within the sh*t,” the actress stated. “If you end a venture, it’s all the time like, ‘Is there a chance for season 2?’ And so they’re all the time like, ‘Yeah, for positive!’

She continued, “It’s everybody’s need and intention to do a season 2, and till we hear otherwise, that’s the plan. However I do know it hasn’t been, like, formally introduced. However positively after we ended, from what I do know, HBO has been more than happy and into it and there hasn’t been something towards it but, to be like, ‘No, we’re pulling the plug.’”

Da’Vine additionally informed Selection, “I feel that everybody’s intention is to have a second season. This was by no means supposed to be a restricted collection. Nothing is official, however HBO is kind of completely happy.”

What Would Have Been The Idol Season 2 Forged

If The Idol wasn’t canceled and returned for a second season, we might have probably seen Lily-Rose and The Weeknd return as Jocelyn and Tedros. Her internal circle, together with Troye Sivan as Xander, Moses Sumney as Izaak, and Suzanna Son as Chloe, had been additionally anticipated to come back again, in addition to Hank Azaria, Jane Adams, and Da’Vine Pleasure.

Given how Leia left a observe for Jocelyn as she packed her luggage, it’s unlikely that Rachel Sennott would have returned. Jennie Ruby Jane’s Dyanne was dismissed by Nikki within the finale, so until she was planning a comeback, Dyanne would have in all probability pale away.

How Did The Idol Season 1 Finish?

The Idol season 1 finale ended with Jocelyn kicking off her tour after engaged on new music with Tedros and his followers. After discovering out how Tedros orchestrated assembly her by Dyanne, Jocelyn seemingly wished Tedros out of her life for good. She had Chaim eliminate him and went alongside planning her tour with Chloe, Xander, Izaak, and the others.

Forward of the opening night time of her tour, Tedros confirmed up on the stadium in search of his artist’s cross. Future warned Tedros to not mess with Jocelyn, or there could be hell to pay. Jocelyn admitted that she missed Tedros and wished to get again collectively. As a lot as we might have appreciated for her to maneuver on from him, Tedros grew to become Jocelyn’s muse. She used him for her personal acquire, and the finale confirmed simply how far Jocelyn was keen to go to search out inspiration (together with mendacity about her mother’s abuse).

When Jocelyn took the stage, she launched Tedros because the love of her life. They shared a kiss earlier than she informed him to face within the shadows as she took within the highlight. Whereas Tedros (and viewers) thought Jocelyn was below his spell, Jocelyn was in management all alongside.

“Jocelyn is a really strategic and calculated particular person. She is aware of precisely what she desires, and she or he’s going to cease at nothing to get it,” Lily-Rose stated in a behind-the-scenes interview.

She added, “I feel a variety of the viewers will watch possibly the primary few episodes and suppose that this man is benefiting from her. By the top, he realizes that she is aware of precisely what he’s doing and she or he is aware of precisely what she’s doing.” Creator Sam  famous, “She must devour these round her to really feel like she’s acquired one thing to say.”