's creative team continues to build, refine, and evolve their vision for the show and they have aligned on a new creative direction," an HBO spokesperson told the outlet. "The production will be adjusting its cast and crew accordingly to best serve this new approach to the series." published a story alleging that the production had become a "s--- show" under Levinson, who took over directing the series after the departure of original helmer Amy Seimetz.
Staffers in the report described a production plagued by delays, rewrites, and reshoots. Some maintained that Levinson "weaken[ed] the show's overarching message by dialing up the disturbing sexual content and nudity to match — and even surpass — that of his most successful show, The Weekend on 'The Idol'