The Weeknd at his Bel Air mansion, which was used as Jocelyn’s mansion Idol.Contributed by Eddie Chen for HBO.
“Bedrooms have become green room; bathrooms were used by hairdressers and makeup artists,” he said. Tesfaye To and. “We built a music studio in the basement so me and Mike Dean, who helped us compose the music, could record the show while filming.”
The house plays an important role in the pilot episode, a bird’s eye view of the team Jocelyn solving the PR crisis by the pool, walking and talking in the elegant white hallways of the house, filming the protagonist in the presumably master bedroom. Jocelyn and his dancers even rehearse the choreography in the garden. Perhaps with a continuation Idolthe giant mansion acts like a gilded cage for Jocelyn, who has all the trappings of glory but still feels controlled by others.
Hari Nef, pictured Idol in The Weeknd’s real mansion in Bel Air, where most of the series was filmed.Contributed by Eddie Chen for HBO.
Idol received a serial order in November 2021, but suffered from a broken production process: several sources described rolling stone typical problems of a chaotic and disorganized production, with crew members and even cast members distorted after breaks. The series still boasts an impressive and promising supporting cast. Suzanne Son AND Rachel Sennott musicians like Moses Sumney AND Jennyas well as established names such as Da’Vin Joy Randolph AND Hank Azaria.
Article originally published in GQ US.