How to watch Netflix's Building the Band with Liam Payne
The star, best known for being one of the five former members of One Direction, died in October, aged 31, after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Argentina.
Prior to his death, he had filmed for the new competition series which has been described as a 'music experiment' as 50 singers must form a band without seeing or meeting one another.
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Building The Band, a new competition series where 50 singers compete to form bands without ever seeing each other, premieres July 9. pic.twitter.com/yrCXWEKwDU — Netflix (@netflix) July 3, 2025
Listening to each performance through individual booths, only six bands will make it out.
They will then meet their fellow bandmates and be faced with the obstacle of managing personalities, choreographies and style ahead of the live performances.
Payne appeared in a trailer for the series alongside Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland, host AJ McClean and mentor Nicole Scherzinger.
In the trailer, he is seen giving feedback to the contestants and says: 'I need to feel that connection between you guys.'
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How to watch Building the Band
Building the Band will be available to watch on Netflix from Wednesday, July 9.
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Alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, Payne became part of One Direction after they individually auditioned for The X Factor.
They became one of the biggest pop groups in the world with five albums and four world tours until they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
Payne went on to launch his solo career and released his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019.
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