New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Liam Payne is slated to make a posthumous appearance in the upcoming Netflix talent show called Building the Band - leaving his family 'blindsided'. The series is slated to premiere later this year and features the late musician as a guest judge.

"They spoke with Liam's family as they didn't want to progress the project without taking their feelings into consideration. The family got the sense that this was a celebration of Liam, an image of positivity. But they hadn't given it a final stamp of approval and as far as they were concerned were still discussing what the show would look like. So they were surprised by the announcement," a source told The Sun.

Earlier reports had indicated that Netflix was hoping to deb...