Overview

• The premiere opened with AJ McLean paying tribute to Liam Payne, whose judge segments were filmed before his death and included with his family’s blessing.
• Contestants remain in isolated audio pods, choosing bandmates based solely on musical compatibility to form trios, quartets or quintets.
• Host AJ McLean leads the show alongside mentors Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland, with Payne appearing as a posthumous guest judge in forthcoming episodes.
• Netflix debuted episodes 1–4 on July 9 and will release episodes 5–7 on July 16 and episodes 8–10 on July 23.
• The series sees 50 singers compete to form six bands vying for a global platform to launch their careers.