The Idol premiered in India on Monday.
The Idol released in India on June 5, with the first episode premiering on Jio Cinema. The series stars Lily Rose-Depp and The Weeknd.
The Idol premiered its first episode on Sunday, June 4, (Monday, June 5 in India) and it has caused quite the stir. As the trailer had already revealed, The Idol was bound to be a scandalous show about a music artist and the dark alleys she ventures into. The new series stars The Weeknd and Lily Rose-Depp in the lead while BLACKPINK member Jennie makes her acting debut. The first episode already gave a hint of how bold the upcoming episodes are going to be.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead The first episode opened with viewers meeting Jocelyn (Lily Rose-Depp), a singer who is battling mental health issues while ensuring her public image is not affected. She is under immense pressure to make an impressive comeback. While her team is busy maintaining her stardom, she bumps into a club owner named Tedros (The Weeknd) and sparks fly. Soon enough, Jocelyn and Tedros are seen getting intimate with each other.
While the premiere of the episode had me believing that it could face censorship in India, it seems like the series is so far streaming sans any kind of censored content. The first episode was released on Jio Cinema in India. At the time of reporting, not only were the dialogues with the abuses not been beeped out but the semi-nude scenes featuring Lily and the steamy scenes featuring Lily and The Weeknd have not been blurred (yet). The subtitles also feature all lines, with no cuts and censoring so far.
The Idol premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month. Although it received a five-minute standing ovation, it was reported that many attendees dubbed the series as the ‘TV version of clickbait.’ The series has also not opened well with the audience. The Idol is rated at 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The series is created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and it does have the shades of the Zendaya show as well.
