Liam Payne’s final TV project ‘gets the axe after one series’
Netflix has reportedly decided against commissioning a second series of Building the Band, the music competition that became Liam Payne’s final completed television project before his death and helped launch four new recording acts.
Liam Payne’s final television project has reportedly been shelved after a single series.
The tragic singer’s Netflix show Building the Band is said not to have been recommissioned, despite the music competition launching the careers of four new groups.
The series, which premiered last year, marked Liam’s last completed project before his death in October 2024 at the age of 31 in a hotel balcony fall.
An insider told The Sun, which reported it had been axed: “Although there are currently no plans for a second season of Building The Band, bosses at Netflix are really proud of what they achieved.
“That’s because the show led to the creation of four amazing groups and all of them have since signed record deals.”
The source added: “The finalist groups – 3quency, SZN4, Soulidified and Midnight Til Morning – have all released original music, toured internationally – and attract hundreds of thousands of listeners each month.
“And Midnight Til Morning are performing at BST Hyde Park at the end of this month.”
The TV competition challenged 50 singers to form new groups without initially seeing one another, relying instead on vocal chemistry before progressing through a series of performances.
The winning act received a global platform through Netflix, while several contestants have since secured recording contracts following the show’s release.
The programme had been completed and ready for release before Liam’s death, leaving Netflix to decide whether it should proceed with the series.
After consulting Liam’s grieving loved ones, the streaming service elected to air the competition and dedicated it to the singer.
Filmed in Manchester months before his death, Building the Band saw the former One Direction star serve as a judge alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland, while AJ McLean hosted the contest.
Netflix delayed the programme’s release until it had received the approval of Liam’s family before dedicating the series to him.
Liam, who rose to global fame as a member of One Direction after the group was formed on The X Factor in 2010, appeared on the show mentoring aspiring singers hoping to recreate the success enjoyed by his own chart-topping band. Since his death, tributes from his former bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik have continued to resonate with fans, while discussion around Liam’s legacy has remained a recurring topic across the music industry.
Although Building the Band attracted significant attention because it featured Liam’s final on-screen appearance, it failed to make a major impact with UK audiences.
