Behind-the-Scenes Photos Allegedly from the ‘First Version’ of The Idol Depict a Completely Different Show
glamour.comThe Idol, Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye's recently-wrapped five-episode series about a pop star seduced by a cult leader, you probably know that the original idea for the show was pretty different from what viewers ended up seeing.
The final product is glossy, graphic, and dark. It was shot mostly at Tesfaye's house and features Lily-Rose Depp as the titular Idol, Jocelyn, deep into her bad girl phase (post-mental breakdown, as well)., you know that there was a nearly-completed version of the series directed by Amy Seimetz that was more “female gaze”-y and blatantly satirical (to be fair, the Levinson version does have some hysterically funny scenes, though the tone is all over the place).
Now that season one of The Idol has finished airing, it looks like someone involved with the production is leaking pictures from the set of the first version of the show, in which Jocelyn is less “Slave 4 U” and more “Baby One More Time.”People on Twitter are mourning the could-have-been version of The Idol, which was presumably, aesthetically at least, a lot more fun.
In , she's surrounded by pink merchandise and life-sized cut-outs. As one , “we could have had it all.”Beyond set design, it looks like characters were cut or recast. , we see, maybe, one of Jocelyn's friends?
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