There’s been a lot of rumors about HBO’s polarizing show The Idol before it even premiered, and it’s recently been reported it won’t be coming back for Season 2. HBO was quick to deny these rumors and said they still haven’t made a decision about the show’s future.
New York Post’s Page Six was the first to come forward with the reports that The Idol will come to a close after Season 1. They cited an anonymous source who claimed that this “was never meant to be a long-running show, it was always a limited series.”
The news spread across social media like wildfire, and HBO bosses were quick to react. They took to social media to address the rumors about the show’s future, denying its cancelation.
“It is being misreported that a decision on a second season of The Idol has been determined. It has not, and we look forward to sharing the next episode with you Sunday night,” HBO wrote in a tweet.
The Idol centers on a troubled pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), who develops a complicated relationship with a mysterious nightclub owner Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye). The series was met with a negative response in the face of an alleged behind-the-scenes drama, but that didn’t stop it from attracting solid viewership across its first two episodes.
