{"id":33273,"date":"2023-05-26T10:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1836704"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T11:57:12","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-the-idol","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-the-cast-of-the-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of The Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series comes from Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and The Weeknd. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Controversial<\/a> new series The Idol<\/a>\u00a0is coming to HBO and Sky this June and has been described as \u201ca provocative drama set against the backdrop of Hollywood\u2019s music industry\u201d.<\/p>\n

The series has garnered even more attention recently after premiering at this year\u2019s Festival de Cannes and has been confirmed to air exclusively on 5th June on Sky Atlantic.<\/p>\n

The cast of the show is led by Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn, who is determined to regain her stance in the music industry but meets a mysterious nightclub impresario, played by Abel Tesfaye, who is best-known for being Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer The Weeknd.<\/p>\n

The Idol<\/a> has been co-created by Euphoria\u2019s Sam Levinson, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, but who else stars in the drama? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of the show.<\/p>

The Idol cast: Who stars in the drama alongside The Weeknd?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The series stars Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn and Abel Tesfaye\/The Weeknd as club owner Tedros, but the exact character details about most of the cast remain sparse.<\/p>\n
What we do know though is that many big names are attached to star, including Blackpink\u2019s Jennie making her acting debut in the series, Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan and Schitt\u2019s Creek\u2019s Dan Levy.<\/p>\n
The full list of cast members in the new series is as follows and read on for information on the main cast.<\/p>\n
Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn<\/strong><\/li>\n
Abel \u201cThe Weeknd\u201d Tesfaye as Tedros<\/strong><\/li>\n
Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph as Destiny<\/strong><\/li>\n
Rachel Sennott as Leia<\/strong><\/li>\n
Moses Sumney as Izaak<\/strong><\/li>\n
Troye Sivan as Xander<\/strong><\/li>\n
Dan Levy as Jocelyn\u2019s publicist<\/strong><\/li>\n
Jennie Ruby Jane\u00a0as Dyanne<\/strong><\/li>\n
Jane Adams as Nikki Katz<\/strong><\/li>\n
Hank Azaria as Chaim<\/strong><\/li>\n
Hari Nef as Vanity Fair writer<\/strong><\/li>\n
Eli Roth as Live Nation representative<\/strong><\/li>\n
Mike Dean\u00a0as a music producer<\/strong><\/li>\n
Kate Lyn Sheil\u00a0as Amy<\/strong><\/li>\n
Ramsey as herself<\/strong><\/li>\n
Karl Glusman\u00a0as a bartender<\/strong><\/li>\n
Mitch Modes as a drummer<\/strong><\/li>\n
Alexa Demie<\/strong><\/li>\n
Melanie Liburd\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
Tunde Adebimpe<\/strong><\/li>\n
Elizabeth Berkley<\/strong><\/li>\n
Nico Hiraga<\/strong><\/li>\n
Anne Heche<\/strong><\/li>\n
Maya Eshet<\/strong><\/li>\n
Tyson Ritter<\/strong><\/li>\n
Liz Caribel Sierra<\/strong><\/li>\n
Sophie Mudd<\/strong><\/li>\n
Charly Summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Lily-Rose Depp plays Jocelyn<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""The\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Abel \u201cThe Weeknd\u201d Tesfaye plays Tedros<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""The\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Abel \u201cThe Weeknd\u201d Tesfaye plays Tedros<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""The\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph plays Destiny<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Da'Vine\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Rachel Sennott plays Leia<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Rachell\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Moses Sumney plays Izaak<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Moses\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Troye Sivan plays Xander<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Troye\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Dan Levy plays Jocelyn\u2019s publicist<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Dan\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Jennie Ruby Jane plays Dyanne<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Jennie\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Hank Azaria plays Chaim<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Hank\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Jane Adams plays Nikki Katz<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Jane\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>