Liam Payne‘s final TV series, Netflix’s Building the Band, will debut this summer with the late One Direction star as guest judge. The announcement was made by the streamer’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria at its upfront presentation.
“People will be obsessed with Building the Band coming this summer, hosted by AJ McLean,” Bajaria said. “Contestants will be judged and mentored by Nicole Scherzinger, with Kelly Rowland and the late Liam Payne.”
Netflix greenlit and wrapped the show prior to Payne’s death last October and had faced a dilemma over how to proceed, intent on consulting the singer’s family on the decision. In January, Building the Band was listed on Netflix’s 2025 slate, with the streamer’s unscripted chief Brandon Reigg saying at the time that the company was in touch with Payne’s family with no final decision made as to the One Direction star’s involvement in the series.
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