The controversial pop star drama series 'The Idol' has an official release date.
), who is working to reclaim her career “as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America” after a nervous breakdown previously derailed her momentum. She meets Tedros , a nightclub impresario with a seedy past. “Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul?” the logline reads.
In the provocative clip, soundtracked by Britney Spears’ “Gimme More,” Jocelyn works the cameras for photo and video shoots and cuts loose on the dancefloor with Tedros. “He’s really like, unlocked something in me,” Jocelyn says of Tedros. But not everyone is so convinced of their connection. “He’s brainwashed her,” someone warns. The trailer culminates with Jocelyn walking on stage to perform.‘s exposé on the various production issues plaguing the series, including allegations of Levinson’s disturbing style that turned the series into “sexual torture porn,” in the midst of eleventh-hour rewrites and constant production timeline changes.
“It was a show about a woman who was finding herself sexually, turned into a show about a man who gets to abuse this woman and she loves it,” one crew member told Rolling Stone, pointing to the changes Levinson made, which they said chipped away at the show’s original messaging, creating a distorted and jarring story that lost its overall impact.
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