Simon Cowell was in the middle of filming his new Netflix docuseries when Liam Payne tragically died. Simon Cowell: The Next Act, which began streaming on Wednesday, December 10, includes footage of the music mogul, 66, breaking down in tears at home and considering canceling the show's search for a new boy band after he heard about the former One Direction member's fatal fall from a hotel balcony. "This completely changes everything," a visibly emotional Cowell says. "I don't know if I can do anything for a while.