The Idol (TV Series)
Pop Tarts & Rat Tales (2023)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Sam Levinson | ||
Writing Credits
| Sam Levinson | ... | (teleplay by) |
| The Weeknd | ... | (story by) (as Abel Tesfaye) & |
| Reza Fahim | ... | (story by) & |
| Sam Levinson | ... | (story by) |
| Sam Levinson | ... | (created by) & |
| The Weeknd | ... | (created by) (as Abel Tesfaye) & |
| Reza Fahim | ... | (created by) |
| Clara Mamet | ... | (story editor) |
| Marlis Yurcisin | ... | (staff writer) & |
| Nick Bilton | ... | (staff writer) & |
| Howard A. Rodman | ... | (staff writer) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Heidi Bivens | ... | co-producer |
| David Davoli | ... | co-executive producer |
| Joe Epstein | ... | executive producer (showrunner) |
| Reza Fahim | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Gabo | ... | consulting producer |
| Aaron L. Gilbert | ... | executive producer (as Aaron Gilbert) |
| Harrison Kreiss | ... | producer |
| Ashley Levinson | ... | executive producer |
| Sam Levinson | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Parigi | ... | co-producer |
| Julio C. Perez IV | ... | co-producer |
| Lauren Salvia | ... | associate producer |
| Amy J Schmidt | ... | co-producer (as Amy Schmidt) |
| Wassim Sal Slaiby | ... | co-executive producer |
| Lamar C. Taylor | ... | co-executive producer (as La Mar C. Taylor) |
| Kevin Turen | ... | executive producer |
| The Weeknd | ... | executive producer (as Abel Tesfaye) |
| Sara E. White | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Mike Dean | ||
| Sam Levinson | ||
| The Weeknd | ||
Cinematography by
| Arseni Khachaturan | ... | director of photography |
| Marcell Rév | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nikola Boyanov | ... | co-editor |
| Aaron I. Butler | ||
| Aleshka Ferrero | ||
| Julio C. Perez IV | ||
Casting By
| Bret Howe | ||
| Jessica Kelly | ||
| Mary Vernieu | ||
Production Design by
| Charlie Campbell | ||
Set Decoration by
| Julia Altschul | ... | (additional photography) |
| Melissa Licht | ||
Costume Design by
| Natasha Newman-Thomas | ||
Makeup Department
| Mandy Artusato | ... | key makeup artist |
| Kya Bilal | ... | hair stylist |
| Jessie Bishop | ... | makeup artist |
| Erin Blinn | ... | makeup artist |
| Nani Casillas | ... | hair department head |
| Prell Charusanti | ... | makeup artist |
| Kirsten Coleman | ... | makeup department head |
| Gloria Conrad | ... | hair stylist |
| Kamaura Eley | ... | key hair stylist |
| Christopher Fulton | ... | hair department head |
| Glen P. Griffin | ... | special makeup effects artist: Melanie Liburd pregnant belly |
| Carleigh Herbert | ... | special makeup effects artist: abel tesfaye |
| Brian Kinney | ... | makeup artist |
| Bart Mixon | ... | special makeup effects artist: Abel Tesfaye |
| Rebekah Pedersen | ... | hair stylist |
| Richard Redlefsen | ... | special effects makeup artist: Abel Tesfaye |
| Celina Dalnim Yun | ... | Additional makeup artist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alexandra Lambrinidis | ... | assistant production manager |
| Saad Mansoor | ... | production supervisor |
| Amy J Schmidt | ... | unit production manager (as Amy J. Schmidt) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sean Jennings | ... | second second assistant director |
| Christian Labarta | ... | second second assistant director: additional photography |
| Luke Maxcy | ... | first assistant director |
| Jinny Parron | ... | second assistant director |
| Lily Ziegler | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Ava Anderson | ... | Art Department Coordinator |
| Zachary Baze | ... | assistant art director |
| Brian Benavides | ... | construction coordinator |
| Tiffany M. Carpenter | ... | media artist |
| Jaymee Christopherson | ... | props |
| David Claiborne | ... | Construction Buyer (credit only) |
| Scott Edward Collins | ... | set dresser |
| Lisa A. Corbin | ... | assistant property master: additional photography |
| Sarah Coughlin | ... | set dec pa |
| Claudia Ethridge | ... | set designer |
| Andre Freimann | ... | On Set dresser |
| Lexi Fry | ... | assistant property master |
| Jane Gulick | ... | property master |
| Elise Hannaford | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Jennifer Imes | ... | lead sculptor (credit only) |
| Taylor Johnston | ... | art department assistant |
| Wan-Jung Lee | ... | food stylist |
| Joey Lovell | ... | prop assistant |
| Leticia Moreno | ... | graphic designer |
| Jefferson Murff | ... | leadman |
| Tayelor Nifong | ... | assistant property master: art department |
| Marisa Perez | ... | set decoration coordinator |
| Jessica Pérez | ... | props |
| Cody Recker | ... | props |
| Jill Rolie-December | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Patrick Russo | ... | property master additional photography / property master |
| Jaime Salazar | ... | set designer |
| Jason Baldwin Stewart | ... | visual consultant |
Sound Department
| Tina Babakishvili | ... | audio post-production services |
| Kendra Bates | ... | sound utility |
| Patrick Christensen | ... | adr mixer |
| Kevin Culligan | ... | utility sound |
| Mariam Dieser | ... | dialogue assembly |
| Biko Gogaladze | ... | foley artist |
| Omar Gonzalez | ... | sound effects designer |
| Jeffory Haddad | ... | sound mixer |
| Elliot Hartley | ... | Co-Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kevin Hyde | ... | boom operator |
| Anne Jimkes | ... | Co-Supervising Sound Editor |
| Beso Kacharava | ... | sound designer |
| Giorgi Lekishvili | ... | foley artist |
| Danny Maurer | ... | boom operator |
| Bob Merkl | ... | post sound services |
| Zviad Mgebry | ... | sound effects designer |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Liam Moses | ... | adr recordist |
| George Murgulia | ... | Sound Effects Designer |
| Chris Navarro | ... | adr mixer |
| Kelsey Nie | ... | sound utility (as Kelsey Jonikas) |
| Sean O'Malley | ... | sound mixer |
| Yisel Pupo | ... | additional utility |
| Jamison Rabbe | ... | adr mixer |
| Austin Roth | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jeffrey Roy | ... | adr mixer |
| Alexander Sanikidze | ... | foley designer |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | sound designer |
| Chris Thueson | ... | boom operator |
| Ani Tsintsadze | ... | audio post-production services |
| Ethan Zeitman | ... | mix technician |
Special Effects by
| Ashley-Dawn Byrd | ... | special effects technician / special effects |
| Taylor Estevez | ... | special effects |
| Joshua Rasmussen | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Chad Van Baalbergen | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Stefano Argenziano | ... | digital compositor: MAS Effects |
| Sabin Bajracharya | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Bryan Binder | ... | virtual production producer |
| Marlon Victor Bondoc | ... | visual effects artist |
| Gyanon Chitrakar | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Rojesh Dangol | ... | vfx i/o: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Shishir Dangol | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Salman Farist | ... | Compositing Artist: Ingenuity Studios |
| Sam Frickleton | ... | virtual production vfx |
| Marco Geracitano | ... | visual effects supervisor: Frame by Frame |
| Roser Gurung | ... | visual effects assistant production manager: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Deepa Chipalu Joshi | ... | visual effects producer: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Kiran Bhakta Joshi | ... | visual effects executive producer: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Dmitry Kovalev | ... | virtual production vfx |
| Jacob Kuhne | ... | digital compositor |
| Ram Lama | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| David Lebensfeld | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ishor Maharjan | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios (as Kishor Singh) |
| Nikesh Maharjan | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Grant Miller | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Sam Nicholson | ... | virtual production supervisor |
| Jeremy Paige | ... | visual effects photographer |
| Rabindra Maharjan Patan | ... | digital compositor: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Diego Rojas | ... | Visual Effects Executive Producer: Ingenuity Studios |
| Martin Rushworth | ... | Virtual Production |
| Mayush Shilpakar | ... | visual effects lead: Incessant Rain Studios |
| Shane Strickman | ... | visual effects producer |
| David Van Dyke | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Kollen Wasylean | ... | digital compositor: Stargate Studios (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Donny Bailey | ... | stunt driver |
| Gregory J. Barnett | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jeffrey G. Barnett | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Erik Betts | ... | stunt driver |
| Brooke Coleman | ... | stunt double: Lily Rose Depp |
| Katherine Klosterman | ... | Stunt double: Lily-Rose Depp |
| Vincent Piemonte | ... | stunt driver |
| Corey Weber | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Oscar Altamira | ... | rigging electric best boy |
| Joe Ashi | ... | second assistant camera: c camera |
| Jesse Beaird | ... | best boy grip |
| Nick Beaird | ... | grip |
| Burak Bekiroglu | ... | grip |
| Caitlin Brown | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Kevin R. Carden | ... | grip |
| Taylor Casebeer | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera |
| Samantha Chadbourne | ... | camera utility |
| Joe Chouchanian | ... | grip |
| Matt Cole | ... | grip |
| Jeremy Colegrove | ... | film loader |
| John Curran | ... | grip |
| Brian Dailey | ... | best boy electric |
| Tehillah De Castro | ... | B camera operator |
| Tim Durr | ... | chief rigging technician |
| Amanda Eckle | ... | balloon light technician |
| Erik Eiser | ... | underwater grip |
| Jeff Gatesman | ... | lighting programmer |
| George Gomez | ... | video assist |
| Derek Gurnea | ... | rigging grip |
| Alex F. Harris | ... | dolly grip |
| William Grenon Hayes | ... | second assistant camera / second assistant camera: a camera |
| Dean Hendler | ... | still photographer |
| Riley Keeton | ... | first assistant camera: a camera |
| Jasper Khadjenouri | ... | lighting technician |
| Chris Loh | ... | Steadicam operator |
| Lane Luper | ... | b camera first assistant camera |
| Daniel Maestas | ... | B Camera 2nd Assistant Camera |
| Candice Marais | ... | a camera 2nd ac |
| Antonio Marasco | ... | lighting technician |
| Daniel E. Martinez | ... | lighting technician |
| Rocker Meadows | ... | A Camera Operator |
| Chester Milton | ... | film loader |
| Cale Nichols | ... | dolly grip: a |
| Robert Novellino | ... | A Dolly Grip: scenes deleted |
| Cleo Palmieri | ... | Film Loader |
| Nickolas Papanickolas Jr. | ... | grip |
| Stephen Pazanti | ... | first assistant camera: day player |
| Kyle Petitjean | ... | first assistant camera: b camera |
| Jay Pope | ... | Rigging Grip Gang Boss |
| Kyle Pugsley | ... | key grip |
| Eddie A. Reid IV | ... | gaffer |
| Daniel D. Sariano | ... | C CAM |
| Ryan Sax | ... | first assistant camera: c camera |
| Michael Ryan Sharp | ... | additional camera operator |
| Andrew Small | ... | grip |
| Andrew Sykes | ... | grip / rigging grip |
| Jeffrey Teer | ... | digital video assist |
| Dave Wilwayco | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Benjamin Bermudez | ... | casting associate |
| Kristan Berona | ... | extras casting |
| Melina Nancy Eck | ... | casting assistant |
| Michele Mansoor | ... | casting researcher |
| Selena Montania | ... | casting assistant |
| Amanda Prentiss | ... | extras casting |
| Selima Smith-Dell | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Taj Ambar | ... | costume assistant |
| Alicia Ast | ... | set costumer |
| Dana Axelrad | ... | key costumer |
| Andrea Basile | ... | shopper |
| Jacquelinne Cingolani | ... | costumer |
| Natalia Collazo | ... | costumer |
| Christine Costanza | ... | costumer |
| Brianna Fosnaugh | ... | costume assistant |
| Edward Luis Garcia | ... | shopper (as Edward Garcia) |
| Bailey Gardner | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Adrian Gilliland | ... | key costumer |
| Solange Astrid Guerrero | ... | set costumer |
| Kira N. Knox | ... | set costumer: Background and Principals |
| Annapurna Kreaden | ... | set costumer |
| Sarah Lanflisi | ... | costume supervisor |
| Greta Langenberg | ... | shopper |
| Lisa Madonna | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Michelle McHale | ... | Shopper / shopper |
| Aneesah Moore | ... | costumer / set costumer / set costumer: principals |
| Shannon R. Moore | ... | costume supervisor |
| Jonathan Parra | ... | key costumer |
| Danielle Raveh | ... | set costumer |
| Simona Sabo | ... | costume buyer |
| Blake Turner | ... | costumer |
| Lauren Kendall Veronick | ... | costume assistant |
| Carolyn Voyta | ... | costumer |
| Kate Wood-Baldas | ... | set costumer |
| Christina Abbs Murrell | ... | Truck Costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Andy Cruz | ... | assistant editor |
| Julian Doan | ... | assistant editor |
| Devin Horch | ... | finishing editor: Company 3 / on-line editor |
| Stephanie Ledesma | ... | apprentice editor |
| Mark Magallon | ... | post production supervisor |
| Jackie Mata | ... | dailies operations manager |
| Rachel McIntire | ... | dailies operator: nextLAB |
| Dan Nguyen | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Tom Poole | ... | senior colorist: Company 3 New York |
| Kristin Valentine | ... | first assistant editor |
| Dustin Wadsworth | ... | colorist: Company 3 |
| Maya Williams | ... | finishing producer: Company 3 New York |
Location Management
| Christina Conway | ... | location manager |
| Dave Conway | ... | location manager |
| Kristine Delgado | ... | location coordinator |
| Colin DeMartini | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Willette Gordillo | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Adam Martinez | ... | assistant location manager |
| Constance Nava | ... | Key assistant location manager: Additional photography |
| Christopher A. Rojas | ... | key assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Maggie Baron | ... | music supervisor: trailer |
| Andrew Ransom | ... | music editor |
| Manish Raval | ... | music supervisor |
| Scenery Samundra | ... | music supervisor: trailer |
| Gregory Sweeney | ... | music supervisor: trailer |
| Tom Wolfe | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Emma Danoff | ... | script supervisor |
| Craig LaMarsh | ... | script coordinator |
Transportation Department
| John Agnew | ... | driver: set dec |
| Roger Bojarski Jr. | ... | transportation coordinator: Roger O Bojarski |
| Kelli Parsons | ... | dot admin: Additional Photography |
| Yvette Peterson | ... | driver |
| Logan Sigston | ... | picture car coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Austin Kane Anderson | ... | assistant: R Fahim |
| Matteo C. Angeles | ... | video technician |
| Michael Arnold | ... | intimacy coordinator |
| Holdyn Bray | ... | Production Health Monitor |
| Jennifer Bydwell | ... | product usage consultant |
| Nicolás Cifuentes | ... | Backstage (interview segment) |
| J.R. Davidson | ... | office production assistant (as Jack Davidson) |
| Bryon Dormandy | ... | additional set pa |
| Morgan Ekstrom | ... | Office Production Assistant |
| Jean Franzblau | ... | Covering Intimacy Coordinator |
| Samantha Gilmore | ... | production assistant |
| Barbara J. Harris | ... | assistant |
| Adam J. Kassel | ... | production health coordinator |
| Kory Kast | ... | production assistant |
| Ian Katz | ... | health and safety pa |
| Josh Kuhn | ... | crafts service foreperson |
| Adam Laupus | ... | production coordinator |
| Pearce Lawrence | ... | Office Production Assistant |
| Sarah McKenzie | ... | production coordinator |
| Alicja Mielczarek | ... | production secretary |
| Zoe Mitchell | ... | production assistant |
| Erica Muldoon | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Aubin Murphy | ... | production assistant |
| Rachel Mysior | ... | stand-in |
| Leia Parker | ... | 1st assistant accountant |
| Luke Pastor | ... | Production Staff |
| Bryan Persichetti | ... | Production Finance Executive: HBO |
| Patrick F. Reedy | ... | 2nd Assistant Accountant |
| Dylan Reinsma | ... | video playback engineer |
| Kaitlyn Ricci | ... | production staff |
| Stephen Shea | ... | Production Health Monitor |
| Mam Smith | ... | intimacy coordinator |
| Amanda Taylor | ... | Office Production Assistant |
| Marissa Unpingco | ... | production assistant |
| Kimberly Vanegas | ... | production staff |
| Michael Weng | ... | production assistant |
