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The Idol

2023Show1 season · 5 episodesTV-MACanceled

Drama
30
BadGoodWatch score
IMDb4.4Metacritic271.7Rotten Tomatoes18%41%
30
BadGoodWatch score
IMDb4.4Metacritic271.7Rotten Tomatoes18%41%

Summary

After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn's last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros, a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul?

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  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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Tropes

Fair-Weather Friendin 126 titlesNikki seems all over Dyanne and eager to push her as a pop star when she realizes that she can be easier to manage than Jocelyn, and plans to give her Jocelyn's song "World Class Sinner" as her debut…Cult of PersonalityRare · in 50 titlesTedros has one, with a focus on musical talent.All 33 tropes

The Idol episodes

1 season · 5 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Pop Tarts & Rat Tales, 5.3
  2. S1 E2 Double Fantasy, 4.9
  3. S1 E3 Daybreak, 4.5
  4. S1 E4 Stars Belong to the World, 4.7
  5. S1 E5 Jocelyn Forever, 4.1

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