The Weeknd‘s next move? Lending his talents to the TBS animated series American Dad on May 4.
Earlier in April, the Canadian superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) posed alongside American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz via Instagram for his special television announcement, plus a short quarantine PSA. “Me and this guy wrote an episode of American Dad. Also gonna play myself… kinda. MAY 4th ! (Photo was taken a while ago… STAY HOME),” the 30-year-old artist wrote.
The three-time Grammy-winning singer then took to social media on Monday (April 27) to share more teasers. “May 4th. A Starboy is Born,” he wrote in one tweet. (The title of the episode is “A Starboy Is Born,” according to IMDB.) In another, he shared a look at his American Dad character.
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Update (April 29): Deadline also reported that the episode will also feature an original song by The Weeknd, and pop group Electric Guest took to Twitter on April 29 to write: “I wrote & produced a song w @theweeknd & Joel Hurwitz. It comes out on @AmericanDadTBS next week on the 4th. I don’t have a tv but if u do, tune in. It’s a whopper, a real banger.”
Season 16 of American Dad returned to TBS on April 13, with fellow guest stars Jane Lynch, Bill Nye, Criss Angel, Craig Robinson, Patton Oswalt and Ron Perlman.
Check out The Weeknd’s teasers below.
May 4th. A Starboy is Born pic.twitter.com/Ly4PiURucr
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 27, 2020
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 28, 2020
Next Week pic.twitter.com/Vtx7bsyGKF
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 28, 2020
I wrote & produced a song w @theweeknd & Joel Hurwitz. It comes out on @AmericanDadTBS next week on the 4th. I don’t have a tv but if u do, tune in. It’s a whopper, a real banger.😁🤍🤍 pic.twitter.com/LHHR97IEnU
— Electric Guest (@ElectricGuest) April 29, 2020