Netflix’s upcoming Building the Band talent competition series from Remarkable Entertainment aims to form the next great music group sight unseen.
But what producers of the TV show couldn’t foresee was Liam Payne, the former One Direction band member, falling to his death from the balcony of a hotel room in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Before his tragic death at the age of 31, Payne was named to the judging panel for Building the Band, alongside Nicole Scherzinger (The Pussycat Dolls) and Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child).
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The Hollywood Reporter received no direct comment when it reached out to Netflix and The Wall producer Remarkable, which is part of Banijay U.K. But sources indicate the series producers were “shocked” by news of Payne’s unexpected death, and it’s too soon to make decisions around the competition show amid an outpouring of grief and sadness.
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