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The Idol has had a arguable run, to accidental the least. During the show’s 5 occurrence tenure with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd starring the way, the Sam Levinson bid shocked viewers with sex, torture, and large cult vibes. The show’s archetypal play came to an extremity connected July 2 and near things unfastened for a 2nd play to a definite extent.
Is determination going to beryllium a play 2? What has the formed said astir the possibility? HollywoodLife is breaking down what we cognize and don’t cognize about The Idol play 2.
Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd arsenic Jocelyn and Tedros. (HBO)
Will There Be A Season 2 Of The Idol?
HBO has not revealed whether oregon not The Idol volition instrumentality for play 2. The amusement had a abbreviated tally astatine conscionable 5 episodes aft antecedently being greenlit for 6 episodes. When promoting the finale, HBO didn’t telephone it the “series finale.” However, successful a GQ profile, The Weeknd described The Idol arsenic a “five-hour film,” which has made viewers judge that determination volition not beryllium a play 2.
After the 2nd occurrence aired, Page Six reported that the amusement would extremity aft conscionable 1 season. “This was ne'er meant to beryllium a long-running show, it was ever … a constricted series,” a root told the outlet. However, an HBO root stressed that the “door is decidedly inactive unfastened — it’s decidedly not a determination [yet]. At this point, this is mean successful our process … we’re lone 2 episodes in.”
It is being misreported that a determination connected a 2nd play of The Idol has been determined. It has not, and we look guardant to sharing the adjacent occurrence with you Sunday night.
— HBO PR (@HBOPR) June 15, 2023
The HBO PR Twitter relationship besides tweeted, “It is being misreported that a determination connected a 2nd play of The Idol has been determined. It has not, and we look guardant to sharing the adjacent occurrence with you Sunday night.”
What The Cast Has Said About The Idol Season 2
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who played Jocelyn’s co-manager Destiny successful the HBO series, told Vulture up of the finale that the last play 1 occurrence was “intentionally” mounting up a 2nd season.
“I spot play 1 arsenic mounting up the satellite successful large item and quality development, to acceptable up a play 2 wherever it’s like, present we’re truly going to get successful the sh*t,” the histrion said. “When you decorativeness a project, it’s ever like, ‘Is determination a anticipation for play 2?’ And they’re ever like, ‘Yeah, for sure!’
Da’Vine Joy Randolph arsenic Destiny. (HBO)
She continued, “It’s everyone’s tendency and volition to bash a play 2, and until we perceive differently, that’s the plan. But I cognize it hasn’t been, like, officially announced. But decidedly erstwhile we ended, from what I know, HBO has been precise pleased and into it and determination hasn’t been thing against it yet, to beryllium like, ‘No, we’re pulling the plug.'”
Da’Vine besides told Variety, “I deliberation that everyone’s volition is to person a 2nd season. This was ne'er intended to beryllium a constricted series. Nothing is official, but HBO is rather happy.”
The Idol Season 2 Cast
While The Idol hasn’t been renewed (or cancelled) yet, if the amusement were to instrumentality for a 2nd play we’d apt spot Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd instrumentality arsenic Jocelyn and Tedros. Her interior circle, including Troye Sivan arsenic Xander, Moses Sumney arsenic Izaak, and Suzanna Son arsenic Chloe, would besides beryllium expected to travel back, arsenic good arsenic Hank Azaria, Jane Adams, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
Given however Leia near a enactment for Jocelyn arsenic she packed her bags, it’s improbable that Rachel Sennott would return. Jennie Ruby Jane’s Dyanne was dismissed by Nikki successful the finale, truthful unless she’s readying a comeback, Dyanne would astir apt slice away. However, with a amusement similar The Idol, who knows who would yet instrumentality oregon not return.
How Did The Idol Season 1 End?
The Idol play 1 finale ended with Jocelyn kicking disconnected her circuit aft moving connected caller euphony with Tedros and his followers. After uncovering retired however Tedros orchestrated gathering her done Dyanne, Jocelyn seemingly wanted Tedros retired of her beingness for good. She had Chaim get escaped of him and went on readying her circuit with Chloe, Xander, Izaak, and the others.
Lily-Rose Depp arsenic Jocelyn successful the finale. (HBO)
Ahead of the opening nighttime of her tour, Tedros showed up astatine the stadium looking for his artist’s pass. Destiny warned Tedros not to messiness with Jocelyn, oregon determination would beryllium hellhole to pay. Jocelyn admitted that she missed Tedros and wanted to get backmost together. As overmuch arsenic we would person liked for her to determination connected from him, Tedros became Jocelyn’s muse. She utilized him for her ain gain, and the finale showed conscionable how acold Jocelyn was consenting to go to find inspiration (including lying astir her mom’s abuse).
When Jocelyn took the stage, she introduced Tedros arsenic the emotion of her life. They shared a buss earlier she told him to basal successful the shadows arsenic she took successful the spotlight. While Tedros (and viewers) thought Jocelyn was nether his spell, Jocelyn was successful power each along.
“Jocelyn is simply a precise strategical and calculated person. She knows precisely what she wants, and she’s going to halt astatine thing to get it,” Lily-Rose Depp said successful a behind-the-scenes interview.
She added, “I deliberation a batch of the assemblage volition ticker possibly the archetypal fewer episodes and deliberation that this feline is taking vantage of her. By the end, helium realizes that she knows precisely what he’s doing and she knows precisely what she’s doing.” Creator Sam Levinson noted, “She needs to devour those astir her to consciousness similar she’s got thing to say.”
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