This Weeknd, ‘The Idol’s’ very first time ends on HBO as renewal status continues to be unclear

HBO’s controversial tunes business drama “The Idol” concludes its debut period soon after just 5 episodes this weekend — and some viewers are divided.

Twitter people voiced their appreciate, or contempt, for the Sam Levinson series just after news of the season’s end surfaced Tuesday. “The Idol,” starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, was at first ordered for a six-episode year in 2021 but will conclude Sunday with its fifth episode, The Situations verified.

“Very happy the idol is ending,” Twitter person and author Micaela Walley wrote. “It is the worst present I have found in a very long time & I have a high tolerance for really poor television set displays.”

“Everyone on this app hates The Idol but I like it and I’m sad it’s ending with 5 episodes,” @sarahstarlord wrote on Twitter.

“The idol eventually ending now men and women can prevent talking about that trash exhibit,” @itSethv tweeted.

“The Idol’s” weekend finale, to start with documented by TVLine, stirred up speculation among followers, with some professing the controversy bordering the sequence and detrimental critiques resulted in its “early” stop. A resource familiar with the creation reported that the pivot from six to 5 episodes was unrelated to the series’ perception.

Instead, it was a consequence of Levinson using over the sequence from original director Amy Seimetz, who abruptly departed the collection in 2022. Only 5 episodes have been necessary for Levinson’s edition of “The Idol” story, The Times was informed.

“The Idol” heads into its Period 1 finale with an unsure future at HBO. Before this month, HBO publicity refuted studies that “a selection on a 2nd period of The Idol has been determined.”

As of Tuesday, HBO has not yet opted to renew or terminate “The Idol,” The Situations can ensure.

Produced by Levinson, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, “The Idol” follows tormented pop star Jocelyn (Depp), who is determined to regain her stardom, and her connection with sleazy nightclub operator Tedros (Tesfaye).

“The Idol” premiered on June 4 after an allegedly rocky generation system. In March, Rolling Stone documented that “The Idol” was beset with continuous filming delays, reshoots, rewrites and other setbacks. The sequence has also faced backlash for its sinister and explicit intercourse scenes.

Occasions television critic Lorraine Ali writes, “‘The Idol’ is so poor that it’s specified HBO a new difference: residence of the year’s most ill-conceived prestige drama.”