HBO have released the teaser trailer for the upcoming drama series The Idol.

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The official synopsis for the series is as follows:

Set against the backdrop of the music industry, a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult enters a complicated relationship with a rising pop idol.

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The series is co-created by Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Makkonen Tesfaye, Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson, with Levinson directing the episodes, and Tesfaye starring alongside Lily-Rose Depp, Troye Sivan, Debby Ryan, Rachel Sennott, Steve Zissis, Hari Nef, Juliebeth Gonzalez, Melanie Liburd, Tunde Adebimpe, Elizabeth Berkley, Nico Hiraga, Anne Heche, Maya Eshet, Tyson Ritter, Kate Lyn Sheil, Jennie Kim and Liz Caribel Sierra.