The Idol Season 1 Finale: Why is Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye’s series ending so soon?

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The Idol Season 1, the controversial show on HBO starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel «The Weeknd» Tesfaye, is getting over soon. Viewers expected a few more episodes of the show, but The Idol 1 will air its season finale on Sunday, July 2, 2023. The preview for The Idol finale, titled Jocelyn Forever, is out now. Season 1 of The Idol will only have five episodes instead of six, as was previously reported.

There is no announcement as to why The Idol was cut to five episodes by HBO. People are speculating it may be because of the controversy around the show’s graphic scenes and toxicity. However, TVLine quotes a source as saying that the reason is that the series only needed five episodes to tell its story of the first season. After director Sam Levinson took over from Amy Seimetz, he reshot a lot of scenes and made the series about the toxic love story between Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and Tedros (Abel Tesfaye).

The Idol tells the story of Jocelyn, whose singing career is on the rise but she has a nervous breakdown during a tour. She is supposedly ‘saved’ by a new-age cult leader and nightclub owner, Tedros. The couple share a toxic relationship. Although The Idol got a five-minute-standing ovation at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, critics and audiences didn’t give positive ratings to the show. As a result, the viewership on HBO and Max has also been affected.

Watch The Idol Season 1 finale Episode 5 on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at 9 pm ET on HBO, or stream it on Max.

Q1:How old is Lily-Rose Depp? Lily-Rose Depp is 24 years old, as of July 2023.