Simon Cowell Is Holding Auditions to Find the Next Big Boy Band

It’s been nearly 14 years since One Direction was formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, and now Simon Cowell is looking for another boy band phenomenon.

The judge will be holding auditions to put together the next big boy band, and the process will be filmed for a “potential documentary series” produced with Box to Box Films, according to Rolling Stone. Cowell will be holding open call auditions across the United Kingdom to find potential band members to undergo a boy band boot camp. “Every generation deserves a megastar boyband and I don’t think there has been one to have the success of One Direction in over 14 years. The industry tends to focus on solo artists – so it usually takes someone from outside to put a group together,” Cowell shared to the publication.

He continued, “There’s always a high degree of risk, and I genuinely have no idea what’s going to happen! We might uncover an incredible group; we might not get there. What if no one shows up to auditions? That could be awkward. There is no guaranteed path to success – anything can happen, but that’s what’s exciting for me, and that’s why I’m doing this.”

Auditions will begin in England next month in Newcastle, Dublin, Liverpool and London. There is no streaming service yet attached to the upcoming potential docuseries.