19 h. ago Watch Simon Cowell’s TV search for a new boyband – and see how our world has changed | Emma Brockes

Twenty years on, the social media-savvy contestants will have greater power. His brutal approach to judging them will have to change, tooThere is a moment in the trailer for Simon Cowell’s new Netflix show, The Next Act, that is almost touching in its adherence to the way things once were. Cowell, who we see on a variety of beige sofas primly clutching his knees, talks about how to curate a new boyband, 20 years after the launch of his first TV talent show. “There is a huge risk here,” he says, heavy with drama. “If this goes wrong, it will be: ‘Simon Cowell has lost it.’” In fact, as anyone who has an eye on dwindling audience figures for his existing shows knows, for the vast majority of 18- to 24-year-olds – or even for younger millennials – the more likely response will be, “Simon who?”Which doesn’t mean that a new generation of viewers can’t be lured in by Cowell’s expertise. The question of whether 66-year-old Cowell can tweak a dusty and decades-old model has less to do with ...

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39 h. ago All there is to know about Simon Cowell's Next Act show on Netflix

Simon Cowell is back with his new docu-series Simon Cowell: The Next Act which will soon be landing on Netflix, and the Daily Star has you covered about what the show is all about

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40 h. ago Simon Cowell Next Act release date and what to expect from Netflix talent show

Simon Cowell is responsible for launching the careers of Westlife, Little Mix, Olly Murs, and of course, One Direction.

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3 d. ago Simon Cowell's Netflix show The Next Act will document his relationship with fiancée Lauren Silverman 'warts and all' after she was 'initially reluctant' to be a part of it

The show, which will be released on Wednesday 10 December, will follow the music mogul, 65, and Lauren 48, as he tries to make a band.

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5 d. ago Simon Cowell's partner Lauren shares 'upsetting' blended family challenges in Netflix doc

Simon Cowell is on a mission to find the next big boyband in his new Netflix documentary, which also shows an emotional side to the Britain's Got Talent judge in his family life

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8 d. ago Lauren Silverman breaks her silence on filming Netflix show with Simon Cowell as she says 'I'm private and this is absolutely terrifying'

The socialite, 48, has been with music mogul Simon since 2013 and recently changed her Instagram handle to Simon Cowell, 65, in a hint the pair have married.

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1 week ago First look at Simon Cowell’s hunt for new boy band in Netflix trailer

Simon Cowell is searching for a new boy band in his upcoming Netflix docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act.

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1 week ago Simon Cowell storms off in trailer for 'messy and raw' Netflix docuseries

Netflix has released the official trailer for its new docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act, which sees the music mogul search for the next boy band

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1 week ago Simon Cowell walks off and rows with partner Lauren Silverman in Netflix teaser

Netflix has released a trailer for its brand-new docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act, which sees the music mogul on the hunt for the next big boy band

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1 week ago Simon Cowell has tense exchange with Lauren Silverman while he's hooked up to a drip as new show gives rare insight into their life

Cowell, 65, has been on the hunt for breakthrough talent in the UK for the six-episode docuseries which will follow the candidates from the raw open casting calls to the release of the group's debut single.

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