Simon Cowell: The Next Act

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 10, 2025
Metascore
36

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Johnny Loftus
    Dec 11, 2025
    60
    Simon Cowell: The Next Act combines the homelife version of the host’s caddish personality with the process of finding, founding and making a boy band flourish. We’re just intrigued enough to see if Cowell really can go from zero to One Direction in the space of six episodes.
  2. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Dec 10, 2025
    60
    I must say I found the auditioning bits boring (fast forward if you feel the same; it’s lots of young men singing whiney songs), and Cowell himself much more interesting.