Overview
- The six-episode docuseries tracks large-scale auditions in the UK as Cowell tries to assemble a new boy band.
- Cowell says he halted filming for weeks in October 2024, describing himself as "in pieces" after learning of Payne’s death.
- By that point, he had seen roughly 1,200 boys and narrowed the field to 16, according to recent interviews.
- Cowell met with contestants and parents, offered them the choice to withdraw, and pledged robust support; all opted to continue.
- Episodes include personal scenes with partner Lauren Silverman as Cowell also taps industry veteran Pete Waterman to assist the search.