Netflix is reportedly forging ahead with airing the TV talent show Liam Payne filmed before his death, despite not yet receiving his family's final blessing. The singer tragically fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, after a drink-drug binge on October 16 at the age of 31. The summer before his passing, Liam had wrapped up filming Netflix show, Building The Band, alongside Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger, Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys.

The show aimed to find talented singers from across the nation and place them in groups based solely on musical compatibility, connection, and merit to find 'the next great music group', with Liam being one of the judges. In the wake of his shock death, Netflix entered talks with the star's loved ones and it was alleged last month that they were insistent on getting his family's approval before the show would be aired.

However, The Sun reports that the streaming giant has made the decision to release the series this year without getting the final sign off, leaving Liam's loved ones caught off guard. Netflix is reportedly forging ahead with airing the TV talent show Liam Payne filmed before his death, despite not yet receiving his family's final blessing (pictured in March). The singer tragically fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, after a drink-drug binge on October 16 at the age of 31 (pictured days before his death in Argentina).

An insider told the publication: 'They spoke with Liam’s family as they didn’t want to progress the project without taking their feelings into consideration. 'The family got the sense that this was a celebration of Liam, an image of positivity. He was doing what he did best as a true boyband star. 'But they hadn’t given it a final stamp of approval and as far as they were concerned were still discussing what the show would look like. So they were surprised by the announcement.'.

The Vice President of Netflix's unscripted series, Jeff Gaspin, confirmed this week that discussions with Liam's family were ongoing. Speaking at a Next on Netflix 2025 press event in London on Wednesday, he told  The Mirror: 'So Liam was part of Building The Band and we have been in touch with his family to discuss what role that will play. 'There is nothing to announce yet. But we have been speaking with his family.'.

Filming for Building The Band is said to have wrapped with three live shows shot in front of an audience at Aviva Studios in Manchester in late August. Netflix previously said that viewers can expect 'plenty of drama, next-level artistry, and unforgettable performances' from the series. The summer before his passing, Liam had wrapped up filming Netflix show, Building The Band , alongside Pussycat Dolls ' Nicole Scherzinger (left) Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland (right) and AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys.

In the wake of his shock death, Netflix entered talks with the star's loved ones and it was alleged last month that they were insistent on getting his family's approval before the show would be aired (pictured in March). However, The Sun reports that the streaming giant has made the decision to release the series this year without getting the final sign off, leaving Liam's loved ones caught off guard (pictured 2019).

While the show's executive producer Cat Lawson hailed the show as 'brave and bold undertaking', adding: 'We hand over power to the singers to form their own band based on chemistry first.'. Liam famously became a household name alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan when they formed One Direction on The X Factor. The boyband soon became an international sensation, winning legions of fans, awards and number 1s, before they split in 2016, shortly after Zayn quit the group.

It comes after Liam's cause of death was confirmed at a UK inquest earlier this month, coming three months after his shock death. His medical cause of death has now been announced to be 'polytrauma', a term which means a person has multiple traumatic injuries to their body. A hearing, which Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court said was held on December 17, was told it may take 'some time' to ascertain exactly how the singer died.

The Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office releasing a statement that five people have been charged over Liam's death, with the hotel's manager, a receptionist and a friend of Liam being charged with manslaughter. They are reported to be hotel manager Gilda Martin, receptionist Esteban Grassi and Payne's friend Roger Nores. Two other people have been charged over the supply of drugs.