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The Weeknd Has Just Cast This Hollywood Royalty As His Leading Lady In His Upcoming HBO Drama · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. The Weekend has been
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Speaker 1: developing a new drama series with HBO based on his
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Speaker 1: own idea, and he's just found his leading lady. Lily
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Speaker 1: Rose Depp has signed on to star on the idol
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Speaker 1: about a pop star falling into romance with a mysterious
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Speaker 1: club owner who ends up being a cult leader as well.
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Speaker 1: Rumor is she'll be playing the singer and The Weekend
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Speaker 1: himself will play the other main character, but HBO wouldn't
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Speaker 1: confirm that to Deadline. Well, Lily isn't a singer professionally.
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Speaker 1: She is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Parodies,
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Speaker 1: both of whom act and play music. Vanessa was actually
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Speaker 1: a French team pop star before she delved into acting,
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Speaker 1: so Lily is most likely a pretty talented musician. The
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Speaker 1: Weekend is creating the show alongside Euphoria creator Sam Levinson
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Speaker 1: and it's expected to bow on HBO Max next year.
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.