HBO is standing by its upcoming high-profile TV present The Idol following Rolling Stone’s report on an alleged “shitshow” manufacturing.
On Wednesday, the publication ran a information article that includes interviews with 16 nameless sources claiming to be forged or crew members on the present. Many claimed the present’s co-creators Sam Levinson — who additionally created Euphoria — and The Weeknd overhauled the present after the ousting of director Amy Seimetz.
In an announcement to BuzzFeed Information on Wednesday, HBO mentioned early manufacturing on the present “didn’t meet” its requirements.
“The creators and producers of The Idol have been working exhausting to create one in every of HBO’s most enjoyable and provocative unique applications. The preliminary method on the present and manufacturing of the early episodes, sadly, didn’t meet HBO requirements so we selected to make a change,” HBO mentioned in an announcement to BuzzFeed Information.
The erotic drama collection, additionally co-created by Reza Fahim, stars the Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp who play a controlling mentor and a rising pop star. The forged additionally consists of names like BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy, and singer Troye Sivan.
“All through the method, the artistic crew has been dedicated to making a protected, collaborative, and mutually respectful working setting, and final yr, the crew made artistic adjustments they felt have been in the perfect curiosity of each the manufacturing and the forged and crew. We stay up for sharing The Idol with audiences quickly,” the assertion continued.
Preliminary trailers praised the “sick and twisted minds” of Levinson and The Weeknd.
