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Teaser for 'The Idol,' starring Lily-Rose Depp, out now: 'The sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood'

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ByHayley FitzPatrick
July 18, 2022, 2:58 PM

The official teaser for "The Idol," the highly anticipated upcoming series starring Lily-Rose Depp, is out now.

The preview of the HBO Max series begins with an introduction that reads, "From the sick and twisted minds of the creator of 'Euphoria' Sam Levinson and Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye," before a montage of wild scenes featuring money, drugs and partying rolls out.

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The original series is "set against the backdrop of the music industry" and "centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol," HBO previously revealed.

PHOTO: Lily-Rose Depp in the newly released teaser for HBO's "The Idol," with Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd.
Lily-Rose Depp in the newly released teaser for HBO's "The Idol," with Abel Tesfaye.
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The teaser describes it as "the sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood."

On Monday, the network released another teaser for the series: a photo of Blackpink singer Jennie, whose role in the upcoming series has not been detailed yet.

The premiere date of "The Idol" has not been announced yet.

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