The Weeknd will present his series with the creator of “Euphoria” at the Cannes Film Festival

The series “The Idol,” co-created by the singer The Weeknd and the author of “Euphoria” Sam Levinson, will appear, out of competition, at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the organizers announced Thursday.

Abel Tesfaye, artistically known as The Weeknd, is also the lead, along with Lily Rose Depp, and executive producer of the HBO original series.

The plot revolves around a down-on-his-luck singer eager to reclaim her throne as a pop star when she meets a mysterious Los Angeles (USA) club owner with a dark past.

The Weeknd is one of the biggest world pop stars right now thanks to albums like “After Hours” (2020) and huge hits like “Blinding Lights”, “Can’t Feel My Face”, “Starboy” or “I Feel”. It Coming”.

Apart from his musical career, the Canadian singer has also tried his luck in the past in film and television in a timely manner. For example, in 2020 he was the writer of the episode “A Starboy is Born” of the animated series “American Dad!”.

As an actor, his most prominent role has been in the movie “Uncut Gems” (2019), where he gave life to a fictional version of himself. In addition, he has directed some of his video clips such as “Try Me” (2018).

For his part, Levinson has triumphed on the small screen with “Euphoria”, the impressive and successful HBO series starring Zendaya.

With information from EFE