Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson Team Up for 3-Part U.S. Road Trip Netflix Documentary

Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson have a whole lot of One Direction history — and now, they’re teaming up for a new project!

The British singers announced on Thursday, Oct. 2 that they’ll join forces for a new three-part Netflix series that will see the pair “embark on a road trip across America in a spontaneous adventure of reconnection, exploration and a lot of laughter,” according to a press release.

The release says that the project — directed by Nicola Marsh, and produced by Campfire Studios — will see the musicians “opening up about life, love, loss and fatherhood.”

The series does not yet have a release date.

Malik, 32, and Tomlinson, 33, first met as members of One Direction on The X Factor in 2010, where they were grouped together alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and the late Liam Payne. The two were bandmates until Malik’s departure from One Direction in 2015.

Shortly after, Malik and Tomlinson got into a heated exchange on X, though they appear to have since mended fences.

The pair — who have been spotted hanging out together in recent weeks in photos shared by fans to social media — joined Styles and Horan at Payne’s funeral in November, and in January, Tomlinson attended Malik’s Stairway to the Sky Tour stop in Los Angeles.

“Tonight is kind of special. An old friend of mine is here supporting me tonight,” Malik said from the stage. “He’s sitting somewhere here. I don’t want to give his location away, but Louis is here tonight.”

Tomlinson previously said in 2017 that his late mother Johannah Deakin wanted him to reconcile with his former bandmate.

 “My mum said, ‘You’ve got to get back in contact with Zayn. Life’s too f—–g short,” he told The Sun, noting that Malik was “just a little misunderstood. “We really care about each other. I could always break the rules a little bit with Zayn… it was that brotherly love. We will always have that love for each other.”

He was asked in 2022 on The Zach Sang Show if the two were still friends, and hinted that a reconciliation could be in the cards.

“When you asked me a similar question [last time].. I believe I said I don’t think I’m mature enough to get over what’s frustrated me in that relationship. I don’t know if I’m mature enough now, but I’m definitely closer to being over all that. There’s been numerous times over the last couple of years where I’ve thought about him and hoped he’s alright. I’ve tried to get in touch with him, but it’s hard… I definitely wish him well.”

He added, “I think in time. I think we just have to bump into each other ‘cause neither of us have each other’s number. I suppose maybe social media might be the way.”

Malik released his fourth album Room Under the Stairs in May 2024, and will kick off his first-ever Las Vegas residency in January. Tomlinson, meanwhile, recently announced that his third album How Did I Get Here? is set for release on Jan. 23, and he will support the record with a world tour.