Netflix talent show featuring Liam Payne ‘on hold’ after his death

Netflix has reportedly delayed the merchandise of a endowment amusement aft Liam Payne’s death.

The One Direction prima died aged 31 connected October 16 aft helium fell from a hotel balcony successful Buenos Aires.

His erstwhile bandmates and X Factor stars including Simon Cowell person paid tribute, portion Britain’s Got Talent temporarily paused auditions.

In the weeks earlier his death, Payne had been involved successful filming a Netflix world bid titled Building The Band to make ‘the adjacent large popular group’, which is present said to beryllium ‘on hold’.

Last month, it had been announced that the Strip That Down hitmaker was portion of a judging sheet alongside The Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger, Destiny Child’s Kelly Rowland and Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean to ‘create the adjacent large popular radical show unseen’.

The stars had been spotted filming successful Manchester successful August, with further details astir an aerial day yet to beryllium confirmed.

Sources antecedently The Hollywood Reporter that the bid producers were ‘shocked’ by the quality of his death, and it was excessively soon to marque immoderate decisions connected the contention show.

It’s present been claimed that the bid has ‘definitely not been shelved’, and that Netflix volition conscionable with Payne’s household to sermon a imaginable merchandise astatine immoderate constituent successful the future.

A root told The Sun: ‘It is excessively soon to marque a decision, but the amusement has decidedly not been shelved.

‘Filming was completed astatine the extremity of summer.

‘Netflix volition beryllium down with Liam’s household erstwhile the clip is close to talk astir the bid and erstwhile it could beryllium released.’

The insider noted that the decease of the Teardrops vocalist has near everyone ‘devastated’ astatine the company, and they person decided that determination is ‘no pressure’ to merchandise the bid conscionable yet but are hoping that it volition go a ‘beautiful tribute’ to the prima erstwhile it does travel out.

‘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.’

In August, Kelly spoke astir moving with Payne, telling People: ‘Liam is perfectly hilarious. I didn’t cognize however comic helium was, truthful I’m getting to cognize him, and helium is truthful cool.’

Following the quality of his death, Nicole shared snaps of her and Kelly with Payne, paying tribute connected Instagram.

She said: ‘I volition everlastingly cherish and treasure the clip we shared together, from 15 years agone erstwhile One Direction was born, close up until conscionable a fewer weeks ago.

‘It was specified a blessing to get to enactment with you recently. We shared the aforesaid emotion and passionateness for euphony and I volition everlastingly retrieve the meaningful and joyful conversations we had.’

‘It’s been truthful hard to process that you’re nary longer here, but I americium grateful to person known your benignant heart, saccharine psyche and character,’ Nicole continued.

‘You brought truthful overmuch joy, light, and laughter to the lives of those that genuinely knew you. I volition “miss you” my person and transportation you successful my heart. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. 🙏🏽♥️’

It’s believed accumulation connected the archetypal bid wrapped a fewer weeks earlier Payne’s death, but Netflix is yet to merchandise a connection connected the show’s future.

In the archetypal announcement, Netflix explained the amusement would ‘take face-to-face encounters retired of the philharmonic equation’.

‘Who amended to assistance physique a set than immoderate of the astir legendary artists who ever did it?’ the streaming work explained successful a release.

‘These hitmakers volition bring their unparalleled expertise and years of idiosyncratic acquisition to the competition.’

‘Instead, the contestants volition find their cleanable bandmates based connected compatibility, connection, and, astir importantly, merit. And erstwhile the bands yet bash meet, however volition looks, choreography, and benignant travel into play?

‘Expect plentifulness of drama, next-level artistry, and unforgettable performances.’

Metro.co.uk has approached Netflix for comment.

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