Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye will seem in and produce the forthcoming HBO drama sequence The Idol. On Monday, the Canadian musician shared an official trailer for this system which is able to debut on June 4 at pm ET.
Sam Levinson (Euphoria) co-created The Idol. Lily-Rose Depp (The Dancer) stars alongside The Weeknd. The forged additionally options Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, Eli Roth, Hari Nef, Mike Dean, and Hank Azaria.
A tagline for The Idol reads:
After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) final tour, she’s decided to say her rightful standing as the best and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), a nightclub impresario with a sordid previous. Will her romantic awakening take her to superb new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul?
“This was one thing that I’ve all the time needed to do,” stated The Weeknd about tackling Hollywood. “Movie and TV, primarily movie, has all the time been type of the heartbeat of every thing I do artistically. For those who see my music movies, even sonically, every thing is so cinematic and referential to movies that I obsess over.”
Whereas The Weeknd makes the transfer to tv, the 33-year-old entertainer continues to search out success within the music trade. He presently has two songs within the High 10 of the Billboard Scorching 100 chart – “Creepin’” with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage (No. 5) and “Die For You” with Ariana Grande (No. 7).
As well as, Abel Tesfaye turned the primary recording artist to surpass 100 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify. That accomplishment got here after HBO aired The Weeknd’s Stay At SoFi Stadium HBO live performance particular on February 25.
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