By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor Lily Rose-Depp will characteristic reverse Canadian music star The Weeknd in upcoming HBO sequence “The Idol”.
The Weeknd, whose actual identify is Abel Tesfaye, will make his performing debut with the sequence that he’ll co-write and govt produce, reported Variety.
The story follows a feminine pop singer who begins a romance with an enigmatic LA membership proprietor who’s the chief of a secret cult.
The Weeknd created “The Idol” with famend LA nightlife entrepreneur Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson, who received a BAFTA for his critically-acclaimed HBO present “Euphoria”.
Joseph Epstein will function showrunner and author on the challenge.
The sequence might be govt produced by Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim, Epstein, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Bron Studios’ Aaron L Gilbert.
Mary Laws will write on the present and function a co-executive producer.
Rose-Depp, the daughter of Hollywood star Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, has featured in movies reminiscent of “The King”, “Tusk”, “The Dancer” and most just lately “The Voyagers”.
