- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 4, 2023
User Score
Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 267 Ratings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 50 out of 267
-
Mixed: 4 out of 267
-
Negative: 213 out of 267
Watch Now
Where To Watch
| Stream On |
|
Review this tv show
-
The Idol (2023)Your Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally unfavorable reviews- based on 267 Ratings
-
Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.
-
-
Submit
-
Check Spelling
User Reviews
- User score
- By date
- Most helpful
There are no user reviews yet.
Awards & Rankings
-
On one level, The Idol is yet another risible, cliche-riddled take on the music biz in which no cast member (Hank Azaria, Jane Adams) is permitted to speak normally. On another, it’s a post-#MeToo melodrama with a lead character whose heavily semaphored empowerment puts viewers squarely at fault if they dare to question the sleaze and cynicism on display.
-
The only thing shocking about this vanity production from The Weeknd, whose acting runs the gamut from A to B, is how shockingly bad it is. From its leering male gaze to its juvenile eroticism and cringy dialogue, the premiere episode hits a new low in creative ineptitude.
-
Here is a show purporting to satirise sexual exploitation while relishing it.