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The Idol

TV · 2023 · 1 season

A queasy, slow-burning plunge into fame's dark side, all sweaty tension and uncomfortable power games.

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American drama television series
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Class
TV
Year
2023
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • corruption
  • identity
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama
Created by
The Weeknd, Sam Levinson
Starring
Jennie, The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp, Hank Azaria, Troye Sivan, Eli Roth, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Rachel Sennott
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network
HBO
Country
United States
Languages
English

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