Liam Payne’s final TV project, Building the Band, will air on Netflix tomorrow (Wednesday 9th July) nine months after the One Direction star’s tragic death in Argentina

Liam Payne finished filming Netflix series, Building the Band, just two months before he tragically died in Argentina. In October, 2024, the world was in mourning after the One Direction star fatally fell from the third floor of his hotel suite, aged 31, leaving his legion of loyal fans bereft.

Building the Band, which airs on Netflix tomorrow (Wednesday 9th July) would become the last major project the dad-of-one worked on before his death. Netflix has announced it will stream the series in three parts: the first four episodes will debut tomorrow, three more will land on 16 July, before the final three episodes will premiere on 23 July.

Billed as ‘Love Is Blind meets music’, Building the Band sees musicians form a pop group without ever having met before. Can they find their perfect bandmates only based on musical compatibility, connection, and, most importantly, merit without having ever met in real life?

Liam is one of the judges on the show alongside Pussycat Dolls star, Nicole Scherzinger and Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland. Hosting the series is AJ McLean of The Backstreet Boys.

Having stormed to stratospheric success with One Direction, Liam was best placed to offer advice to those hoping to follow in his footsteps.

The judges were chosen to host the music show because of their “unparalleled expertise and personal band experience to the competition”, according to Netflix.

In August, Kelly said she had a great time getting to know Liam, telling PEOPLE magazine: “Liam is absolutely hilarious. I didn’t know how funny he was, so I’m getting to know him, and he is so cool.”

After the star’s death, AJ McClean said all three judges had become close after filming over a six-week period. The Building the Band host said Payne was “very funny” and a “sweetheart” and a “light” while working together.

Meanwhile, Nicole paid tribute to Liam on Instagram, saying: “Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and treasure the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, right up until just a few weeks ago. It was such a blessing to get to work with you recently. We shared the same love and passion for music and I will forever remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had.

“It’s been so hard to process that you’re no longer here, but I am grateful to have known your kind heart, sweet soul and character.

A statement from the streaming giant, said it had spoken to Liam’s parents about airing the show after his tragic death, saying they were “supportive of its inclusion”.

They said: “Liam Payne’s family reviewed the series and is supportive of his inclusion.”

A source added: “Netflix have gone out of their way to make sure his family are happy. Producers sent them the footage so they are fully aware of what to expect and they have given it their blessing.”

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