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Simon Cowell Creates Boy Band in 'The Next Act' Docuseries

Simon Cowell returns to artist development with a Netflix docuseries following his search for a new boy band from Miami auditions to debut single release.

  • On December 10, Netflix will premiere Simon Cowell: The Next Act, a docuseries following Simon Cowell as he searches for a new boy band.
  • With a track record launching major groups, Simon Cowell, music executive and TV star, says he misses signing artists and working with bands, motivating his return to artist development after Westlife, One Direction and Little Mix.
  • Syco Entertainment and Box to Box Films produce the series, with Cowell exec producing alongside James Gay Rees, Paul Martin, Warren Smith and Cassie Bennet, featuring judges Joe Jonas, Mel B and Savan Kotecha plus host Rei Ami.
  • Cowell recently served as a judge on an ABC proof-of-concept taping and was involved in the BBC documentary Boybands Forever last year, indicating overlapping commitments.
  • The cameras are following him in this journey from casting to single, bringing together 16 boys in Miami in a hands-on format that observers warn carries reputational risk for Simon Cowell.
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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, November 24, 2025.
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