{"id":54816,"date":"2023-05-30T14:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54816"},"modified":"2023-05-30T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:49:57","slug":"hbo-releases-official-trailer-for-original-drama-series-the-idol-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/30\/hbo-releases-official-trailer-for-original-drama-series-the-idol-video\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Releases Official Trailer for Original Drama Series &#8220;The Idol&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO has unveiled the official trailer for the HBO Original drama series THE IDOL. THE IDOL debuts Sunday, June 4 @ 9:00PM ET\/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The series premiered at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22. 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