The Idol will be shorter than expected, episode 5 will be the last
Initially planned in 6 episodes, the series will in fact already end next week.
Jocelyn’s tour will be shorter than we thought. Lily Rose Depp will close on stage the first season of The Idol from next week (in France on Prime Video via the Warner pass). Episode 5 of the controversial HBO drama is featured in the trailer (below) as the “season finale“. Gold, The Idol should officially be spread over 6 episodes…
So why is “Jocelyn Forever” already the last? No official comment from HBO, but a channel source explains laconically to TVLine: “The season ended up being 5 episodes. It was all said and done after Sam (Levinson) took over and made some significant changes. The story then only took 5 episodes… “
Either. But is Jocelyn’s story over? At first no. HBO talks about a “end of season” and not of a “end of series“opening the door to a possible season 2 of The Idol and therefore breaking, in fact, its status as a limited series. Still, the series has not yet been officially renewed…