IMPACT x Nightline: One Direction: Liam Payne’s Final Days (10/24)

THURSDAY, OCT. 24
IMPACT x Nightline: “One Direction: Liam Payne’s Final Days” (307) – Streaming Only on Hulu
Logline: Drugs, a trashed hotel room, and a deadly fall: How One Direction’s Liam Payne tragically died. The boy band singer’s sudden death sparked renewed questions about the dark side of fame. How did the 31-year-old’s brilliant star fade so dramatically?

The Inside Scoop:

• ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: One Direction: Liam Payne’s Final Days” begins streaming on Thursday, Oct. 24, only on Hulu.
• The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, features new interviews with those close to Payne, including former X-FACTOR contestant Mary Byrne, who describes what it was like living with Payne and his One Direction bandmates while filming the show and their enduring friendship.
• Additional interviews include the following:
  • Azadeh Aalai, social psychologist
  • Natalie Barada, One Direction fan
  • Chris Connelly, ABC News contributor
  • Kelley Carter, senior entertainment reporter, Andscape and ABC News contributor
  • Megan Ryte, DJ and ABC News contributor