The Idol has eventually taken to the stage, and its in-Spear-ation would seem rather apparent. Even months just before HBO’s new pop-star drama premiered, rumors had been swirling that the show’s principal character, the platinum-blonde controversy magnet Jocelyn, was a riff on Britney Spears. Although creator Sam Levinson has denied that any singular pop star influenced the character, the premiere episode blatantly highlighted Jocelyn’s relationship to Spears, even identify-dropping the singer in its initially couple minutes. So, is The Idol essentially about Britney Spears? Here’s the deal with all all those rumors.

The link amongst Spears and The Idol began when the series was however early in creation. Shortly soon after The Idol was 1st introduced in 2021, Spears shared an eyebrow-elevating post saying she had just filmed a film termed The Idol. Then, in 2022, Spears instantly started sharing her adore for The Idol creator Levinson’s other HBO hit Euphoria, gushing about how good it is and even dressing up as a character. It all led up to Spears meeting up with Levinson and The Weeknd in the summer time of 2022, although The Idol was filming.

It’s unclear if Spears will essentially seem in the clearly show or not, but her relationship to the challenge appears to be apparent. So evident, in point, that Spears is explicitly as opposed to Jocelyn in one of The Idol’s first scenes. As Jocelyn rehearses some really Spears-like choreo in her property, her publicist Benjamin details out the similarities in between the pop stars. “I believe what Britney and Jocelyn have long gone by means of is truly exceptional, but in the end universal, you know?” he muses. “Look at what she’s conquer. The press has been brutal, with Britney as properly, like people today rely them out, and this is Jocelyn stating, ‘I will not be prepared off.’”

While the demonstrate by itself has termed out the connection involving Jocelyn and Spears, Levinson has remained adamant that the character is not simply a reimagined edition of the authentic-everyday living pop star. “We’re not making an attempt to convey to a tale about any certain pop star,” Levinson said at The Idol’s Cannes premiere.

Followers will just have to stay on the lookout for any a lot more Spears references as new episodes of The Idol drop Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.