LIAM Payne’s last project, the Netflix talent contest Building the Band, will drop this year.
The former One Direction star, who died in October after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the guest judges on the programme which will go out later this year.
Liam wrapped filming on the programme, hosted by Backstreet Boys singer AJ Maclean, just months before he passed away leaving the multi-million pound show in limbo.
An insider said: “The streaming giant spoke with Liam’s family as they didn’t want to progress the project without taking their feelings into consideration.
“The sense they got was that this was a celebration and a positive image of Liam, doing what he did best as a true boyband star.”
The streaming giant confirmed its huge slate for the coming year at a star-studded event in central London.
Previously, a source said: “Netflix will sit down with Liam’s family when the time is right to speak about the series and when it could be released.
“Everyone involved is devastated and their heart goes out to his family.
“There is no rush or pressure to release the series.
“It would simply be a beautiful tribute to Liam and capture him at his best in the months before his death.”
Building the Band, which sees Liam joined by fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland, featured in the line-up.
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Netflix today promised the programme had: “one big goal: to find the next great music band.”
Although it sounds similar to the X-Factor, which brought Liam together with his 1D bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson in 2010, Building the Band delivers a twist.
All the auditioning singers on the show perform in booths where they’re unable to see one another, so they’re initially forced to connect through music and talent alone.
Only later are they introduced when style, looks and choreography are brought into play.
Earlier this year, executive producer Cat Lawson described the series as a “brave and bold undertaking”.
He added: “We hand over power to the singers themselves to form their own band based on chemistry first.
“With looks out of the equation, can they create a deeper connection with their bandmates?”
Fans who were in the audience in Manchester previously took to X to share selfies with Liam taken at filming for the live shows.
One, named Lauren, wrote: “Liam was so sweet.”
Another added: “Meeting Liam . . . was the best thing ever!!
“He held my hand and gave me his most precious smile.”
