{"id":287874,"date":"2021-06-30T22:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-weeknd-hbo-series-with-sam-levinson-is-titled-the-idol-film\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T22:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:49:13","slug":"the-weeknd-hbo-series-with-sam-levinson-is-titled-the-idol-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-weeknd-hbo-series-with-sam-levinson-is-titled-the-idol-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Weeknd HBO Series With Sam Levinson is Titled The Idol \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a214af3593e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a214af3593e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-weeknd-hbo-series-with-sam-levinson-is-titled-the-idol-film\/#The_Weeknd_A_Documented_Cinephile\" >The Weeknd: A Documented Cinephile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Weeknd HBO <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> With Sam Levinson is Titled The Idol \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-680047\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/the-weeknd-700x309.jpg\" alt=\"the weeknd hbo series\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/the-weeknd-700x309.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/the-weeknd-360x159.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/the-weeknd-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/the-weeknd.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[Daniel Craig voice]: Ladies and gentleman\u2026.<strong>the Weeknd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, award-winning R&amp;B artist the Weeknd is coming to HBO with <em><strong>Euphoria<\/strong><\/em> creator <strong>Sam Levinson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post -->Currently in development, their new HBO series titled <strong><em>The Idol<\/em><\/strong> is set to follow a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-weeknd-to-star-in-and-co-write-new-hbo-series-with-euphoria-creator-1234975641\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. The twist? He also h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens to be the leader of a secret cult. While it\u2019s currently unclear what role the Weeknd will play, fingers crossed he gets to lead an underground cult while schmoozing stars at a bougie L.A. club.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the Weeknd is the only cast member announced but details have been revealed about the crew behind the scenes. The Grammy-award winning performer is credited as a co-creator and co-writer alongside Sam Levinson and <strong>Reza Fahim<\/strong>, who will also executive produce the series. Fahim, a former night-life entrepreneur-turned-writer is also a longtime producing partner of the Weeknd. This will be their first collaborative project with Levinson.<\/p>\n<p>Creator of the critically acclaimed series <em>Euphoria<\/em> (featuring an Emmy-winning performance from Zendaya), Levinson most recently released the Netflix film <em><strong>Malcolm and Marie<\/strong><\/em> to\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/malcolm_and_marie\">mixed responses<\/a>. While the second season of <em>Euphoria<\/em> is on the way, with two one-hour specials having dropped in December and January, Levinson also took the time to co-write the upcoming <strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong> and <strong>Ana de Armas<\/strong>\u00a0erotic thriller, <em><strong>Deep Water<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Epstein<\/strong> will serve as co-writer and showrunner on <em>The Idol<\/em>, along with <strong>Ashley Levinson<\/strong>,<strong> Kevin Turen<\/strong>, and <strong>Aaron L. Gilbert<\/strong>. Co-writer of the 2016 film <em>The Neon Demon<\/em> and the critically acclaimed HBO drama <em>Succession<\/em>, Mary Laws will write and join fellow co-executive producers include Wassim \u201cSAL\u201d Slaiby and La Mar C. Taylor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-614220\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/uncut-gems-1-e1587575291845-700x338.jpg\" alt=\"a24 auction\" width=\"700\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/uncut-gems-1-e1587575291845-700x338.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/uncut-gems-1-e1587575291845-360x174.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/uncut-gems-1-e1587575291845-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Weeknd_A_Documented_Cinephile\"><\/span>The Weeknd: A Documented Cinephile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->This will not be the Weeknd\u2019s first crack at writing for television: back in 2020, he starred in and co-wrote \u201cA Starboy Is Born\u201d an episode of the adult animated series <em><strong>American Dad<\/strong><\/em>. Months later, he voiced three characters on the special 200th episode of <em><strong>Robot Chicken<\/strong><\/em>. On the big screen, the Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) had a memorable cameo in the Safdie Brothers 2019 film <em><strong>Uncut Gems<\/strong><\/em>, where he played himself.<\/p>\n<p>To review, The Weeknd has been circling film and television for some time now. His songs and music videos famously include a myriad of film references, including Ridley Scott\u2019s <em>Blade Runner<\/em> and David Lynch\u2019s <em>Blue Velvet<\/em>. He has previously cited David Cronenberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese as inspirations for his brand and aesthetic. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vman.com\/article\/the-weeknd-cover-story\/\">2016 interview<\/a>, he said \u201cb<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">efore I ever thought of making music, I wanted to make films.\u201d Many of the Weeknd\u2019s music videos and performances have been cinematic experiences, so it will be<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0interesting to see the role of these influences in <em>The Idol \u2014<\/em>especially in collaboration with voices like Levinsons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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