The show was in the midst of writing when the strike began.
According to GQ Magazine, it was declared HBO’s best show of 2023, and a second season was immediately confirmed. He reportedly increased “the disturbing sexual content and nudity to surpass that of Euphoria.” /ABxd6SRqAqīased on the video game of the same name, the post-apocalyptic television series, The Last of Us, succeeded in ratings, received 3 Emmy nominations, and gained over 8 million viewers by the finale. Rolling Stone reports that the production delays on THE IDOL were caused by Sam Levinson taking over as director and scrapping the nearly-finished project to rewrite and reshoot it.