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HBO has fleshed out its cast for music industry drama series The Idol. Juliebeth Gonzalez has been added as a series regular, and Maya Eshet (Teen Wolf), Tyson Ritter (Preacher), Kate Lyn Sheil (House of Cards), Liz Sierra and Finley Rose Slater (Playing With Fire) will recur in the series, co-created by Euphoria…

The Idol is going to series. The music industry drama, co-created by Sam Levinson, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, has been handed an HBO series order and has rounded out its cast including Red Rocket rising star Suzanna Son. Amy Seimetz, who has directed episodes of Atlanta and The Girlfriend Experience…

EXCLUSIVE: In her foray into television, Lily-Rose Depp has been tapped as the female lead opposite Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye in The Idol, a high-profile drama series in development at HBO co-created by Tesfaye and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. The Idol follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an…

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye…

The Academy has championed films from far-away lands for 60 years, helping to raise the profile of a select few. Along with those that score an Oscar win, a nomination or make the shortlist, there are dozens more that often fade into oblivion. So how does foreign language film translate to the general moviegoing…

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Academy Award nominee Hany Abu-Assad is going for a trifecta. His latest film, The Idol, has been selected by Palestine as its official entry for the Foreign Language Oscar category. Tim Grady and Jeff Lipsky’s New York-based Adopt Films acquired the feelgood title on the heels of its Toronto Film…

Memorial weekend launches the counterprogramming season for the specialties. Distributors hoping to skim off audiences looking for fare not dished out by the studio tentpoles will find a plethora of documentaries this weekend. Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media are opening Presenting Princess Shaw, which was a…

On the heels of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Adopt Films has acquired U.S. rights to Hany Abu-Assad’s The Idol, a drama that's based on the true story of the winner of 2013's Arab Idol singing competition. Seville International handles international rights, outside the Middle East. MBC will…

Two-time Oscar nominee Hany Abu-Assad is returning to the world stage with The Idol, his latest feature which will premiere as a Special Presentation in Toronto next month. Seville International is handling rights outside the Middle East on the drama that’s based on the true story of the winner of 2013’s Arab Idol…