Watch out! The WeekndAnd Lily Rose-Depp‘s “sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood.”
It is the slogan for the 6-episode HBO series The Idol, whose first trailer was released online July 17, a day after it was first screened during the singer’s concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, one of his first shows on his After Hours Til Dawn tour.
The Idol, Lily-Rose plays a rising pop star named Jocelyn, while The Weeknd portrays a self-help guru and cult leader. In the trailer, they are seen getting intimate in a recording studio and also cuddle up while driving in a vintage convertible.
He is a self-help guru and offers advice to his love interest. He asks her, “Why not just be you?” He asks her to be herself at the crowded table. She replies, “Because I don’t have anything about me that is relatable.”
Lily Rose is the TV’s debut actress in this role. She is also a singer, model, and the child of Johnny Depp. The Weeknd is making his acting debut in this series that he created with EuphoriaCreator Sam LevinsonAnd Reza Fahim.