The Idol (2023)

HBO | Release Date: June 4, 2023

0.7	USER SCORE Overwhelming dislike based on 177 Ratings

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lexxisnotmeJun 13, 2023

I really don't plan on watching the series but curiosity has killed the cat. I have never cringed this much on a series before and all I can say is that the show is not good to keep the audiences engaged. Lily-Rose Depp and Jennie Kim areI really don't plan on watching the series but curiosity has killed the cat. I have never cringed this much on a series before and all I can say is that the show is not good to keep the audiences engaged. Lily-Rose Depp and Jennie Kim are amazing but the show, based on the first two episodes, is underwhelming and bad, in my opinion. I don't plan on watching the rest of the show.… Expand

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PaddzonikJul 4, 2023

As much as I love The Weeknd. The critics were right. It's so bad. There is potential for a really good plot but for the first 4 episodes there really isn't one. Just sex scene after sex scene with no substance. Ironically produced by AbelAs much as I love The Weeknd. The critics were right. It's so bad. There is potential for a really good plot but for the first 4 episodes there really isn't one. Just sex scene after sex scene with no substance. Ironically produced by Abel yet the best episode was the finale which didn't even have a sex scene. On a whole, the acting wasn't.... That bad.... Okay it might be. The Weeknd should stick to music it's what he is good at.… Expand

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LphoneJun 29, 2023

Could have been good. If Tedros did not exist, if the writing was better, if they spent more time hashing out plot instead of cheap sex and torture scenes. And if we're gonna do sex scenes, can they at least be good ones? Hard to watch. TheCould have been good. If Tedros did not exist, if the writing was better, if they spent more time hashing out plot instead of cheap sex and torture scenes. And if we're gonna do sex scenes, can they at least be good ones? Hard to watch. The best part of the show was the supporting characters. Worst was the writing, the acting, Jocelyn, Tedros and the whole torture BDSM storyline was horribly written. Dialogue is cringeworthy.… Expand

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AshmasterXXJun 26, 2023

This show is absolutely terrible, just trust me don't even watch it to see if I'm right, it deserves no success.

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GumdropJun 18, 2023

About what you'd expect from the guy who gave us Euphoria. Much like Euphoria, the plot, acting and the actual show are an afterthought. Secondary to it's desperate attempt to be shocking and edgy. And it fails spectacularly. What they'veAbout what you'd expect from the guy who gave us Euphoria. Much like Euphoria, the plot, acting and the actual show are an afterthought. Secondary to it's desperate attempt to be shocking and edgy. And it fails spectacularly. What they've created here is softcore pron that wishes it was hardcore pron, with a bit of story jammed in to try and make it a TV series. I can think of at leats 5 series on HBO and Showtime that you'd be better off (re)watching them than this garbage.… Expand

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GelatokakesJun 27, 2023

How can a show be a snore and a rousing cringefest at the same time? Look no further... The Idol, ladies and gentlemen!

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katezoeJul 1, 2023

Show is repellent! Smug disgusting failed attempt. Two main actors Lily Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye (a.k.a. the Weeknd) should find another career and leave acting.

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TVJerryJul 7, 2023

Sam Levinson (Euphoria) co-created this series, so raw emotions and edgy encounters are expected. Lily-Rose Depp plays a pop star who's recovering from a breakdown, while facing pressure to repair her image and prep for a tour. Along comes anSam Levinson (Euphoria) co-created this series, so raw emotions and edgy encounters are expected. Lily-Rose Depp plays a pop star who's recovering from a breakdown, while facing pressure to repair her image and prep for a tour. Along comes an enigmatic character (played by The Weekend, who also co-created the series) and he disrupts everything in the most depraved ways. This includes intense, intimate sex scenes and lots of depraved actions, including torture. All this is supposed to give us insight into the star's feelings, while creating an oppressive cult-like environment. This has gone much further in every direction than Euphoria, but it feels intentionally provocative and shamelessly prurient. Although Depp and the other actors handle the serious intent well, the whole enterprise feels sordid more for effect than for introspection. BTW, the final ep wraps things up in an absurdly happy ending.… Expand

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moth3Jul 2, 2023

Curious as to why you can't search this show on Metacritic? Maybe they don't want to be associated with a show that denigrates and glorifies the abuse of women? I hope so. I watched the entire series as the cast promised that it will allCurious as to why you can't search this show on Metacritic? Maybe they don't want to be associated with a show that denigrates and glorifies the abuse of women? I hope so. I watched the entire series as the cast promised that it will all "make sense" and that is not the case. If this show gets another season, we know Max is going down. It's not often a show can turn me off of actors for their choices so definitively. How anyone with any integrity could agree to this is beyond me. And for all you contrarians: being contrary does not make you look smart, it makes you look like you can't think for yourself. This is the lowest of the low and everything that is wrong with America and the world at large. It's interesting to see the positive reviews just glaze over the misogyny and glorification of abuse. I can only attribute that to being weakend fans or misogynists themselves. There are plenty of other shows that touch on the toxicity of "the business" without promoting the abuse of women. I don't have a problem with nudity or sex, but when it's just for shock value, it is a problem. To cast Depp in this role after all she's been through is just sick. To compare this to "Basic Instinct" or anything Verhoeven has done is LAUGHABLE. To call this "important" or "necessary" is LAUGHABLE. Nothing any reviewer has written has backed this up. Watch "Dave" or "Atlanta" or "Girls5eva" or "Rap $hit" or "Nashville" or "Mozart in the Jungle" or "Mood" or VH1's "Behind the Music." I beg Hollywood to 86 Levinson and the Weakened from ever getting behind the camera; it was clearly a failure and is damaging to women.… Expand

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susisheepJul 20, 2023

This was one of the worst shows I have ever seen. I actually enjoy the Weekends music but this, this was awful. I wouldn’t wish this show upon my worst enemy. I think I would rather repeatedly kick a door than ever see this show ever again.

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bhappenstanceAug 28, 2023

When your conspiracy-theory uncle starts rambling about how Hollywood is a bunch of baby-blood-guzzling pedos, it's probably because he saw this show. Just a blatant and obvious attempt to publicly exploit and grope (underage) women and getWhen your conspiracy-theory uncle starts rambling about how Hollywood is a bunch of baby-blood-guzzling pedos, it's probably because he saw this show. Just a blatant and obvious attempt to publicly exploit and grope (underage) women and get away with it. Levinson should have to notify his neighbors that he's a predator.… Expand

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