Overview
- The six-part documentary follows Cowell’s push to assemble a new boyband, with open auditions filmed in Liverpool, London and Dublin.
- Scenes include a filmed row in which Lauren Silverman leaves in tears after calling him “really rude,” as he replies, “Don’t be so dramatic.”
- The series depicts Cowell receiving an IV vitamin drip during the audition process as concerns are raised about possible burnout.
- Filming paused when news of Liam Payne’s death reached the production, and episodes capture Cowell’s grief before work resumed.
- Cowell, credited as an executive producer, has described making the series as one of the hardest undertakings of his career.