Pick of the week
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
With his stubble, his shades and his belief in the eternal power of the choreographed quintet, Simon Cowell is resolutely unchanging. But has the world changed around him? As an assistant bravely points out, there may be teenagers auditioning for his latest project who have barely heard of One Direction. Appropriately, there’s something old school about this series in which Cowell assembles a new boyband – but, possibly for that reason, as the familiar process of auditions, boot camps and eliminations begins, it’s easy to settle in for the duration. Depending on your feelings about the man himself, of course; inevitably, it stakes everything on the viewer being able to root for Simon Cowell.
Netflix, from Wednesday 10 December
