Instead of Dethroning Euphoria, The Weeknd's The Idol Flops on Rotten Tomatoes With 9%

The Idol has been surrounded by controversy since its inception, and the Rotten Tomatoes score, which has already dropped to a shocking 9% and caused a stir on social media, seems to prove that the chaos on set has turned into chaos on screen.

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson's series premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received a five-minute standing ovation.

However, audiences are confused by the festival's recognition, as the show's ratings indicate otherwise.

The Idol is a series that should be a breakthrough in the acting career of Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. The Weeknd, who also co-wrote the script and produced the project.

The show became known in 2021, it was expected to be released in the fall of 2022, but the exact release date appeared only recently – it will be released on June 4.

Initially, the script poked fun at the mores of Hollywood and the willingness to do anything for fame, but then director Amy Seimetz left the project, and Sam Levinson, who replaced her, completely re-shot the material.

In addition, when work on the series ended, members of the film crew complained to journalists about the difficult working conditions, accusing The Weeknd of demanding that the show be remade for him and claiming that Levinson was omnipotent on the set.

However, during Cannes Film Festival press conference Lily-Rose Depp refuted toxic work environment claims, saying that the reports about them were "false" and "mean."

Earlier, Rolling Stone published an article with new details about Idol, based on interviews with 13 anonymous cast and crew members.

Many of them admitted to feeling "humiliated and devastated" by the fact that the show's vision had completely changed during filming.

The Idol was supposed to be a satire on the phenomenon of fame in the 21st century, but in the end it turned into something to be laughed at.

One of the publication's interviewees described the resulting show as a humiliating and meaningless love story.

The main claim of the crew members is: "It was a show about a woman who was finding herself sexually, turned into a show about a man who gets to abuse this woman and she loves it."

Levinson's addition to the plot is not only excessive nudity, which was his sin in Euphoria, but also rather controversial moments of violence.

So far, The Idol seems to be getting more attention than it deserves. The quality of the final product raises many questions, as well as whether the new series will repeat the success of Euphoria that its creators so desperately want.

Well, we can only wait until June 4 to see for ourselves, huh?

Source: Rolling Stone