Netflix release first look at Liam Payne's final music project before his death
Netflix has released a first look at Building the Band, a new music competition series featuring the late Liam Payne as a guest judge.
The series, which matches singers to form bands without seeing each other, was announced by Netflix in September, before Payne died on 16 October after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina.
A first-look clip released on Wednesday (11 June) does not show Payne, but Netflix confirmed he appears in the series alongside fellow guest judge Kelly Rowland. Netflix said in a statement the former One Direction star's family reviewed the series and is 'supportive of his inclusion'.
The show was one of Payne's final projects.
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