What is so interesting is that despite all the controversy this cast is 100% proud of what they did. Maybe we are missing something.

I waited until the entire season came out so I could watch each episode back to back. I have to say, I honestly enjoyed the ride. The writing May be off in some scenes, but this show is pure art. Every shot is beaufitul. Every sound choice was magical. It was much better than everyone says it is

I love the tone of this conversation. Modest but emotional at the same time, they clearly are proud of this project.

“ Surround yourself with wonderful people”. Is so true. Lily Rose Depp is a lovely young woman with so much promise. Looking forward to seeing her flourish…. Lovingly, Sue McClellan ❤

I love the coolness of Lily-Rose when everyone reached out for their headphones when the french guy started asking his question...Being multilingual is the most iconic superpower I think

Im honestly tired of the internet negativity. Everyone is watching those KZfaqrs saying the show is trash and blah blah but do you guys realize they do this for the hype right? It gives them views, and thats why they do it. My point is: don't assume everything is trash based on short KZfaq clips or what these KZfaqrs are saying that it's the worst thing ever. See it for yourself and have your own opinion own it, instead of agreeing with everyone just because everyone hates it for some reason. Even if its really a bad show, its not the end of the world and at least you watched and got your OWN opinion on the matter, liking it or not. Sometimes people just follow the hate train on the internet. Whether its to hate a celebrity, a show, a music band or whatever. Always follow your own opinion on the matter, and don't hate it just because everyone seems to hate it.

When I was a kid, I was 10 years old - Sam Levinson

14:27 i like how he kinda understood what the interviewer asked him in french.

They shouldn't have canceled this honestly 🙄🙄🙄. People are so closed minded

Jennie Ruby Jane Kim "the idol"

The Idol is unique and I really feel in love with this show❤

This is the only press conference I didn't manage to find on Cannes Film Festival official KZfaq channel. Thank you so much!

Those two give the darkest energy 😳

LILY Rose seems to be humble like her dad She is beautiful.

Watch Jennie only scenes compilations getting more views than main cast😂😂

queen jennie is not there but still the main slayer even the comments talk about her💋i wonder how many people is jealous on the queen!!! queen jennie

the “cancel culture” needs to come into this show with an open mind. i HATE how people my age will come into something that theyre not familiar with or not prefer and deem it “cancelled” this show isnt supposed to be a fairytale it’s supposed to be real, dark, raw. its art. people in 2023 need to work on being more open minded. and this cancel culture bs needs to be put to an end. even though this show is not something i would normally watch im coming in with an open mind and seeing what these actors and directors made. they’re obviously proud of this so lets see what they see in it.

cant wait to see the show

Missing my queen Jennie 😭

Abel says a lot with just a few words.

I feel like I might be the only one who thinks this but I’m interested to see this show. I’m a huge advocate for women and although the switch of the directors and the things I have read online is concerning I’m still a little hesitant to cancel the show or crap on it and euphoria bc of it’s provocativeness. In my opinion (this might be controversial) I’m sex positive and like the way sex is introduced in shows like game of thrones, black mirror, euphoria, etc. these shows are all controversial with lots of sex but I like how raw it is. Porn is already all over the internet. Twitter, google, Instagram, Snapchat, even tik tok. So idk if I’m just desensitized but I don’t care about graphic stuff in shows. It just makes the shows more realistic to me. Life is graphic, the United States is largely pornographic, look around. I would be a hypocrite if I said I liked songs like WAP or On The Way, but hate shows with graphic content. I also feel like the billions of people who consume porn daily are hypocrites. Might as well say classic paintings are too graphic as well (which I’m sure they did during their time as well). Do I like that a man directed this? No not really. But how do I know what goes on behind scenes. What if lily is being honest and plays a large role in how her character is played and Sam is not really to blame. What if all this hate is misguided bc we haven’t even seen the show and we don’t know the truth. If the acting sucks that’s one thing, if the main actresses/actors said they were uncomfortable that’d be another, if they didn’t have intimacy coordinators I’d also be concerned but they do. I just feel like everyone wants to bash something just to feel different and have a different opinion. Maybe Sam is this horrible person, lots of horrible people make great art. I just think he’s trying to prove how explicit the modern times are first hand. If this show is centered around the sexual violence in the pop industry, then guess what? There’s going to be sexual violence. Also, look at any porn site and the most trending videos… guess what it is? Hardcore, cnc, etc. it’s all violent and I think Sam is trying to shove it in our faces, make us hate it just so we realize how sexually violent we are as people. No better way to see it than head on. I get why people are upset, this is a very sensitive topic, sensitive to me even but I think it’s an important conversation to have. Make people uncomfortable, make people face their skeletons they keep locked in the closet. Sorry for ranting but I feel like I haven’t seen anyone say this and I want to give another perspective before we jump to conclusions.

I'm so excited for it to come out!! And I think that all those people who are causing this "drama" (= cancel culture) are making this show (more) iconic because, as far as I know without having watched it, it is NOT supposed to be a fairytale and the characters are not supposed to be role models. It is about a PrObLeMaTiC world so of course that's what we're going to get to see. I feel like nowadays people have stopped separating films/art from the real world which I don't think is a good thing because it limits artists too much. Let's, at least, wait for the whole thing to come out, then you can form an opinion and express it (without starting hate campaigns btw). edit: at 42:21 Jane Adams summed up what I was trying to say haha

Now that the show's premiered, hearing them talk ssoooooooooooo eloquently about a porno is hilarious!

Honestly Abel looks and sounds so stoned here 😭😭

This was actually a great press conference and made me really interested in watching the show!

Lily Rose est CHARISMATIQUE, BRILLANTE, DIVINE, INTELLIGENTE, DOUCE et HUMBLE comme son père, notre Roi 👑 ADORÉ ❤

Lily Rose is so sweet and intelligent woman

The idol is fascinatingly my dirty guilty television pleasure it’s a addictive show and don’t listen to all the hate there has been more explicit trash on tv this is not one of them ….

"biggest show of the summer" aged terribly

Love love this show.

The show was not as bad as people wanted it to be , but daaammmnnnn it still had so much more potential 💔. In a dream world the original series idea would be my season 1, we get a feel for Jocelyn, her brand, her team and her relationship with her mom... And then at the end of the first season her mom dies and they cancel her tour and Sam takes over season 2, she meets Tedros and changes into this dark sexual direction for the new album but flesh out how Joce doesnt mind the evil manipulation because it will always be for her

I hardly trust movies critics & rather like making my own jugement. It applies the same with books. That film is on my list. Release is on June the 4th in the uk 🇬🇧.

Here to say they chose two main characters that have Scorpio moons, lily and Abel and they brought that energy to this show and it was amazing!!!!

I’m looking forward to watching The Idol & of course following the exquisite Miss Lilly Rose Depps career Bravo @FestivalDeCannes

11:10 the smile and laugh abel is such a good person to be around💗

This is truly intellectual talent on its peak Genius Tesfaye I’ve been following your career since when you released Trilogy all the way to now the idol Can’t wait to watch it 🙌🏾 🇨🇦

I don’t understand why people here are so damn concerned about the explicit stuff. It was consensual otherwise a whole different thing would’ve happened and they’re ACTING. This is about the dark side of Hollywood too like why are y’all reaching so much

abel is so charming

I enjoyed watching the short series, it felt complete i.m.o. Is this getting a bluray release?

Lily rose was amazing, for defending her father, well done lily.

Sam said a whole load of nothing. The cast deserved better.

Just watched two episodes it's fire, can't wait to see what's gona happen next. The cast is perfect

Why didn't they let Lily speak more french😢? I love when she speaks in french.

This is the most I heard him speak

After watching this press conference, my theory is Sam and Abel (and maybe fellow series creator Reza Fahim) had some good ideas but just don't have the maturity or real-world experience yet to translate those ideas into good television. The Idol's only good parts clearly are from the original version, before Amy Seimetz was ditched and the men "retooled" the show. Maybe Abel wanted to make it darker and more twisted to reflect his experiences in the music industry. But the show is shallow and messy, and so far it has really harmful messages about abuse and trauma. Lily-Rose Depp is fearless, though, and Hank Azaria and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are my favorites in the supporting cast. Condolences to Hank on losing his mom.

"Quand on est célèbre, personne ne vous dit la vérité" ça pourrait être un bon résumé 🤣

It’s how no one noticed the tension between Abel and Sam. 😢 Abel is uncomfortable with Sam and it’s too obvious. Like he was there to control whatever Abel had to say or do. What he talked about Jocelyne is his story, he had to quickly mention that he loves and trust the people around him.

Je n'arrive toujours pas à le trouver sur la chaîne officielle du festival de Cannes. J'espère qu'ils vont le mettre bientôt en ligne, parce que là il manque la traduction.

The movie will be commercially sucessful!!! All the blackpink fans will be watching.

this the first time i seen the weekend speak

Bring the show back

I wish he had studied a great Character actor like the guy who played Clause Michaelson on the Originals. He played a such a good fragile ego, unlikeable but still charismatic guy. He is what The Weekend was going for but missed terribly.

"the biggest show of the summer" went really , really bad, dear Sam Levinson.

There is no doubt that lily rose is as beautiful as her parents.

i personally don't agree with the negative critics...people needs to chill and take drama as they are.

Love this so much!!!! I cannot wait for more and see more from Sam in the future!! I hope they're already doing the Idol 2 and twisting Euphoria 3 all around it. That'd be SO next level, something we haven't seen yet even though White Lotos intertwines their series as well which is SO good!!

I cannot wait to see the series…thank you.. we need so much to prove that we need to be peace gender. Our differences are so much beyond genders. When I came to live in NY, (1988-89) I was 40, came from a culture & generation that only French can perceive. When I saw the turning point that « to be sexy » was taking here, and already understanding the American business making with anything & everything. I sensed the danger of the sex Industry Machine developing at its fullest. Thirty years later, I can read my own mind & vision. Such a pleasure to listen to your whole team at the Festival de Cannes 2023. The role of Cinema is so important today. Instead of following trends, to please the public, using psychology, sensitivity, and political circumstances, hopefully can participate to try to make a better world & better human beings 🇫🇷🇺🇸 BRAVO

Jennie kim

Abel has such a calming energy ✨

People trying to cancel everyone and outraged that these women agreed to act in the idol will see everything in a different light at the end of the series. I am hopeful and confident that these women and especially Lily (who was given so much freedom to choose how Jocelyn would look, dress and act) are speaking the truth and that the series will conclude in a light necessary to address the issues that a pop star faces in industry and society.

With all the bad reviews and backlash the show is getting I'm sure it's going to be more popular than Euphoria

Why is this at Cannes? This is not a movie. Does Cannes do this with tv shows every year? Maybe they cried from shame because The show is terrible, just plain bad. Sam Levison talking like he's some common guy who has a dream of going to Cannes, like we don't know who his father is 😏

I think lily Rose Depp is so beautiful. She is honest and forthcoming with her thoughts like her dad. If you watch her she makes eye contact and genuinely listens to others speak. I don’t see that she think she is privileged or above others at all. Smart and beautiful young woman

This just made me hate sam levinson so much more, the way he talks about the heavy sexualisation of girls in his work is so funny (19:55 question!) because its so obvious he's choosing his words carefully, because he's hiding under this superficial guise of caring about everything about a woman besides her sexuality, but it's shown in both of his shows that almost every female character is so overly sexualised to a strange point. Whenever he attempts to make a female character that actually has any depth, I think he fails. They always feel inauthentic. Take Sydney Sweeney wanting less nude scenes in euphoria; obviously she was uncomfortable with it. Maybe Lily is fine with it and that's ok, that's her decision, but I honestly think her, abel, and possibly the rest of the cast are blindsided by his vision. If I had a say in the writing room, I would ask to write in more emotional depth, and less over sexualisation. Also sorry but the fact Sam loves Tarantino is kinda funny, Tarantino often talked about very young girls sexually. I have so much more to say on this, but i honestly don't want to waste my energy.

When you take out the whole show and just look at it like actors playing a role and reading a script they did exactly what was written lol it makes sense why they would be proud

lily❤

Omg Jane adams❤

they be inviting anyone

i feel like im the only person who deeply enjoyed the idol i do think some scenes where too long and the storyline had way more too it but it was a good ending and overall pretty wholesome and gritty

i love all of them but abel is so creepy looking when he isn’t the one answering the question😂😂

Я, честно, не знаю, чего ожидали люди в этом сериале, но мне он как раз своей (мягко говоря) резкостью и жесткостью, гиперболизированностью понравился. Но смотреть его take everything seriously точно не стоит. Но я вообще люблю наблюдать за психами, поэтому если вы такой же - вам тоже будет интересно 😅

"But yes to answer your question, 😅 some of me is in Jocelyn"

The Weeknd talking about this sh@$/ like it is a masterpiece

People trying to cancel everyone and outraged that these women agreed to act in the idol see everything in a different light at the end of the series. I am hopeful and confident that these women and especially Lily (who was given so much freedom to choose how Jocelyn would look, dress and act) are speaking the truth and that the series will conclude in a light necessary to address the issues facing a pop star. faces in industry and society.

Watching these folks try to turn this turd into something “creative“ and special is more entertaining than the actual show. The show is gross btw. Applause for the actors acting during this joke of a press conference.

If we wanted to watch a weird ass porno we would but most of us don’t pay subscription to watch it on HBO. Euphoria is bad enough now this weird shit. Some of that Hollywood behavior behind the scenes needs to stay there. No wonder these directors get a accused of sexual assault & misconduct. Look at the messages they put into these shows & movies . Even TP with his cult show on BET. It’s one thing to be open minded in life but most of the shit he writes about is down right weird, uncomfortable & CREEPY.

I like your mentioning your 3 arch loves.

I think everyone is missing the point of this show they are trying to tell you what is happening to these young artist and for some for years yes it's RAW and dark and seedy no one cares what might be happening to these pop stars as long as they are putting out hits I know the next response will be well that's the life they choose yes they did BUT no one would ever want to be in the clutches of someone like the Weeknd character and it probably happens more than you think they record exes don't care as depicted in the show they know it's going on but it's ok she making music I applaud Abel for making this series it took courage ! and when he refenced I hope it pisses some people off he meant the record labels he has exposing Hollywood for years in his songs the show is cringe and disturbing but it's real and he trying to tell you what is happening thank you Abel ❤️

Why isn't Jennie here

this didn't aged well

I loved the Idol! I thought it was great. xxx

I like how Abel explained that he is different from his character tedros and that he is some like joselyn 's character..

THE INTERVIEWER IS REFERRING TO THAT ROLLING STONE ARTICLE in 19:56

I really feel bad for them as the show is not well received at all...for a reason. But still sorry for them.

Where's jennierubyjane

The Weeknd. What an idol!!

Start at 25:16 before that it's just superficial talk, the interview was interesting. 36:21 I disagree I don't care what you all think, the best show of the summer will be the return of Futurama.

this aged like milk

I love that Abel tries to be controversial and challenges the audience, but he needs to understand his music nor this show have good messages for the youth

Ambles and his quirkiness is so funny

Omg abel winked 2 times at the start of this interview lol 😳

Is tedros to lily the way Abel feels that, The Weeknd is to Abel himself?!

Why do I feel like Abel is just scared to talk

I loved this show

I didnt know the narrator from SpongeBob was there?

God hearing about the show being developed Sam's erotic fantasy and degrade women is sad. Can't believe Abel is legit agreeing with it.

XO

Wow a lot of cognitive dissonance going on in these comments.

It meant the world 🌎 to put me down thanks guys you guys are really some humans we should look up to great job yur doing a great job teaching the younger youth it's ok to bully others imagine someone you look up to that puts you down I can't describe this feeling that I'm getting it's whatever I'm not going to make it a big deal yu guys with always get my love back but next time remember as we the people we look up to you big artist the younger youth looks up to you dnt make your self look bad like this n put others down yur just showing your true colors of how yu guys feel bout me in a fuken show guys really get it together.

Where’s Jennie😭😭😭😭😭