A teaser trailer for the Weeknd’s upcoming HBO max series The Idol has been unveiled. Co-created by Abel Tesfaye and Euphoria director Sam Levinson, the series stars Lily-Rose Depp as a rising pop singer who starts a romance with a mysterious L.A. club owner and cult leader, advertized in the trailer as “the sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood.” Watch it below.
In addition to Depp and Tesfay himself, the cast includes Troye Sivan, Blackpink’s Jennie Kim, and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe. The Idol does not yet have a release, but it’s “coming soon” to HBO Max.