Its within the first 30 minutes of the premiere, as our early impressions of Jocelyn are formed, that incongruities already start cracking through. Steven Soderbergh Is ‘Not Afraid’ of A.I.: ‘It Has No Life Experience, It Has Never Been Hungover’ She is simultaneously unhappy and overwhelmed, while also bored and seeking an escape. She practices her dance routine in her backyard while the aforementioned managers literally look down on her. Episode 1, “Pop Tarts and Rat Tales,” introduces audiences to Jocelyn ( Lily-Rose Depp), a pop superstar who’s preparing to release her first album after losing her mother and possibly suffering “a psychotic break.” She poses for the cover art, surrounded by the crew, various handlers, and bitchy executives. Massive reshoots, expensive indulgences, and provocative subject matter drove early conversation and concern, all of which only seemed to fuel buzz around the series, rather than doom it to a “Vinyl”-like fate.
But it rode onto the Croisette - and into its Sunday night HBO release - on a wave of behind-the-scenes controversy. “The Idol,” co-created by “Euphoria” mastermind Sam Levinson, newcomer Reza Fahim, and The Weeknd’s Abel Tesfaye, first debuted at Cannes in late May, earning immediate pans from the smattering of film critics in attendance. Typically, when there’s less to say about a new show once you’ve seen it than before it premiered, that’s a bad sign.
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