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HBO's new 'The Idol' preview teases a whole lot more sex, drugs, and violence

No big surprises there.
By Sam Haysom  on 
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After a whole lot of controversial buzz(opens in a new tab), HBO's new show The Idol – a story about spiralling pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) who starts a relationship with a shady cult leader (Abel Tesfaye) – premiered on Sunday night.

We already knew from the trailer that the show is packed full of sex and drugs aplenty, and guess what? The post-premiere preview, which teases what's coming in the rest of the season as Jocelyn (Depp) gets more and more involved in Tedros' (Tesfaye's) world, has even more where that came from.

The Idol is streaming now on Max(opens in a new tab).

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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