BBC could postpone boyband documentary premiere after Liam Payne's death

Liam Payne was progressive successful an X-Factor-style Netflix bid earlier his decease and a documentary astir boybands was owed to aerial but the aboriginal of these shows is present uncertain

Two large TV shows are said to beryllium "hanging successful the balance" aft Liam Payne tragically died successful Argentina.

The 31-year-old erstwhile One Direction prima passed distant aft falling from the balcony of his third-floor country astatine CasaSur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, connected Wednesday. His body could stay successful Argentina betwixt 10 and 15 days, according to sources, earlier it is repatriated to the UK.

Before his tragic death, Liam was reportedly progressive successful a bid of tv projects including an X-Factor-style show. A documentary of boybands was besides being produced, however, the aboriginal of these shows is present said to beryllium uncertain pursuing Liam's passing.

The singer's latest projects included appearing arsenic a justice connected the Netflix bid Building The Band, which acceptable retired to find a caller boyband and was akin to the X factor. Liam had been seen successful Manchester successful August wherever auditions were being filmed. According to The Sun, the bid was expected to driblet connected Netflix adjacent year, but it present seems improbable to aerial aft Liam's death. Netflix hasn't released a connection connected this yet.

Another task that could beryllium affected by Liam's decease is simply a large documentary series, Boybands Forever, co-produced by Louis Theroux. The bid looks astatine the pros and cons of being successful boybands specified arsenic One Direction, and features Simon Cowell talking astir his memories of creating One Direction.

The programme is expected to aerial adjacent month, but the BBC whitethorn determine to propulsion it backmost aft Liam's death. Louis said of the series: "It involves immoderate of the icons of modern British popular - and we spot them done their highs and lows." He added: "It's however they came together, the acquisition of abrupt fame, the accidental and temptations that came their way, conflicts wrong the groups, betwixt the groups, and betwixt the boys and their managers.

"It's a gripping fable astir getting everything you dreamed of, and it not being what you imagined, centred connected a procreation of young men, and their managers, who were wildly palmy and besides immensely vulnerable, having the times of their lives and besides successful immoderate cases cracking up." The Sun reported that Liam and his squad were besides successful talks to marque a behind-the-scenes documentary astir his beingness aft 1D but the task ne'er materialised.

It comes aft sources said that Liam's assemblage is apt to stay successful Argentina betwixt 10 and 15 days, until the results of toxicological tests are known. Once the probe ends, the singer's remains volition beryllium handed implicit to his relatives and repatriated to England, according to section media reports.

This would mean that the ceremonial could past instrumentality spot astatine the opening of adjacent month, erstwhile his assemblage returns to the UK. Argentinian paper Clarín reported the claims and quoted sources from the British Embassy who said: "We are supporting Liam Payne's household and are successful interaction with section authorities."

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