The internet loves to hate “The Idol,” but that doesn’t mean the show’s future has been set in stone.
HBO has denied a report from Page Six claiming that Sam Levinson and The Weeknd’s controversial drama series will not return for a second season.“It is being misreported that a decision on a second season of ‘The Idol’ has been determined,” HBO’s official PR Twitter account tweeted on Thursday, hours after Page Six’s report.
“It has not, and we look forward to sharing the next episode with you Sunday night.”Page Six’s story quoted two anonymous sources close to the production.
One source claimed that The Weeknd, or Abel Tesfaye, was not planning a second season of the series, and that the show was always “intended to be a limited series.” HBO has not explicitly marketed “The Idol” as a limited series, so it…
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