Liam Payne appears in Netflix talent show after filming scenes before death

One Direction vocalist Liam Payne volition look posthumously successful Netflix's upcoming endowment contention Building the Band, aft his tragic decease successful October past twelvemonth aged 31

Liam Payne volition diagnostic successful Netflix's upcoming endowment amusement Building the Band aboriginal this year, marking his archetypal posthumous TV appearance.

The One Direction prima passed distant successful October past twelvemonth aged 31 aft falling from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Netflix has confirmed that the caller bid volition premiere aboriginal successful 2025, with Liam joining arsenic a impermanent justice alongside Destiny's Child vocalist Kelly Rowland. Building the Band brings unneurotic a fig of aspiring popular stars to signifier a set without gathering 1 different - and was announced by the streamer past twelvemonth earlier Liam's death.

The amusement appears akin to Love is Blind, with Netflix teasing: "The singers are successful implicit power arsenic they question to signifier their precise ain bands successful idiosyncratic ‘booths’ without ever seeing each other. All they person to spell connected is philharmonic compatibility, connection, chemistry and merit.

"What volition hap erstwhile the bands yet meet, and looks, choreography, and benignant travel into play? With unthinkable performances, compelling drama, and 1 large extremity — to find the adjacent large euphony set — the signifier is acceptable for an unforgettable experience."

"Everyone progressive is devastated and their bosom goes retired to his family. There is nary unreserved oregon unit to merchandise the series. It would simply beryllium a beauteous tribute to Liam and seizure him astatine his champion successful the months earlier his death.”

Backstreet Boys vocalist AJ McClean is the show's host, portion Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger is simply a mentor and judge. The amusement has been announced among Netflix's slate of releases for this year, nevertheless an nonstop merchandise day is yet to beryllium confirmed.

Nicole Scherzinger was a justice connected The X Factor erstwhile Liam auditioned backmost successful 2010 - and adjacent helped to signifier One Direction. Building the Band was 1 of the past projects that Liam filmed earlier his tragic death. He besides recorded connected last way with Sam Pounds, titled Do No Wrong.

North Carolina vocalist Sam Pounds delayed the merchandise of the track, citing that helium wanted the One Direction star's household to "mourn successful bid and successful prayer".

Liam died aft falling from a third-floor balcony astatine the CasaSur Palermo Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina. An autopsy ruled that the vocalist had died instantly aft the fall, which caused "multiple traumatic injuries" and subsequently led to "internal and outer haemorrhage".

Earlier this week, it was reported that One Direction would beryllium reuniting astatine the BRIT Awards to wage tribute to Liam. A root told The Sun : "The tribute to Liam astatine this year’s awards amusement has caused a existent buzz and speculation that the remaining One Direction bandmates could yet travel backmost unneurotic again connected stage. It would beryllium an wholly fitting mode to honour Liam and talks are already nether mode astir however to marque this conception of the BRITs unforgettable."

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