Robbie Williams and Simon Cowell are some of the famous faces set to appear in a new BBC Two documentary, which dives into the pop music phenomenon of the boyband.
Fronted by Louis Theroux, the new three-part series Boybands Forever is set to air this autumn, featuring an array of big names from the 90s.
Others who will appear on screen include Take That manager Nigel Martin-Smith, Westlife star Brian McFadden and members of other groups including East 17, Blue, 5ive, 911 and Damage.
Speaking of the documentary, which reportedly took over a year to make, documentary mogul Louis told The Sun: ‘I couldn’t be more thrilled about this series.
‘An epic story featuring a cast of stars and star-makers, it involves some of the icons of modern British pop.’
Robbie Williams and Simon Cowell are some of the famous faces set to appear in a new BBC Two documentary, which dives into the pop music phenomenon of the boyband
Fronted by Louis Theroux , the new three-part series Boybands Forever is set to air this autumn, featuring an array of big names from the 90s
The exciting new series, which will also feature the likes of Louis Walsh, Daniel Glatman and Chris Herbert, is being made by Louis Theroux and his wife’s production company Mindhouse.
Its three episodes will dive into topics such as drink, drugs, bust-ups and exploitation.
He continued: ‘It’s a gripping fable about getting everything you dreamed of, and it not being what you imagined, centred on a generation of young men, and their managers, who were wildly successful and also immensely vulnerable, having the times of their lives and also in some cases cracking up.’
Robbie, who will be part of the documentary, left the chart-topping band Take That in 1995.
Originally formed as a five-piece in 1989, Take That became one of the most successful bands in British history with a career spanning four decades.
Robbie went on to to enjoy huge chart success on his own, bagging number ones singles including Angels, She’s The One, Millennium and Let Me Entertain You, as well as countless awards.
Earlier this year, Simon Cowell revealed he was on the hunt for the next One Direction and scoured the country for a new boyband.
The music mogul, 64, put together One Direction’s Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik on The X Factor in 2010, who went on to take the pop world by storm.
Robbie, who will be part of the documentary, left the chart-topping band Take That in 1995 (pictured in 1993)
Earlier this year, Simon Cowell revealed he was on the hunt for the next One Direction and scoured the country for a new boy band
Speaking of the documentary, which reportedly took over a year to make, documentary mogul Louis told The Sun: ‘I couldn’t be more thrilled about this series
But despite heavy advertising, Simon had to give up on his search because he couldn’t drum up enough prospective auditionees.
Simon had plans for the search to appear in a Netflix documentary called The Midas Touch – but was reportedly told to give up and come to the terms that the ‘era of the chart-topping boyband is over’.
The Midas Touch was initially pitched with the idea of following his search for future stars, but it will now instead focus on Simon as his pop dream falls apart.
An insider on The Midas Touch told the Daily Mail: ‘Simon has been told the original idea behind the series needs to change.
Rather than focusing on the creation of a boyband capable of going on to massive success, the focus is now much more on him.
‘His frustration is at the auditions where many of the singers turning up are cast-offs from bands that didn’t make it.
‘But perhaps more crucially, Simon has been told to come to terms with the fact that maybe the era of the chart-topping boyband is over. It is devastating for him.’
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