The Weeknd Says 'The Idol' Failed Due to 'Too Many Cooks' Behind the Show: 'You Can't Force Something'

The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, believes his 2023 series"The Idol" failed primarily due to "too many cooks" in production. "The best films have as much of a singular voice as possible, and everybody working on it cares about it just as much as the director and the actors," he told the Guardian in an interview published Saturday. "With 'Idol,' our instincts were 'This isn't right,' but we wanted it to work. . . . Too many cooks in the kitchen." Though "people cared about" the limited TV series, he continued, "I think it got to a point where everyone was . . .