If you can't name at least three major boybands since 1990, you've lived at that point. Boybands Forever, a new three-part film from Louis Theroux's production company, chronicles the grueling paths taken by young eggs in British and Irish boybands in their pursuit of success.

Here's how to watch “Boybands Forever” online from anywhere using a VPN.

The recent death of former One Direction member Liam Payne in Argentina was an unwelcome reminder of the demands of fame and celebrity on boy band members. Boybands Forever paved the way, focusing on bands from the 90s and 00s, who similarly suffered the pitfalls and pressures of fame.”

This was before the advent of social media, when personal appearances were everything and interviews had to be given in person; life was a whirlwind of travel, hotel living, and hard work, with little financial reward and unwanted sexual attention. Members of the Five initially said they were paid £100 a week.

This three-part document talks to everyone involved: label bosses, managers, stars, and journalists. While it's hard not to sympathize with the miserable, swept-around pop puppets, Simon Cowell sums up the case of those who made the most of the experience.

“The contract you sign says,” he smiles, “that I will shake hands with every person, have my picture taken whenever requested, and that my privacy is almost gone.

Read on to find out how to watch “Boybands Forever” online, on TV, or from anywhere.

Thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), Britons can watch “Boybands Forever” wherever they are. With this software, no matter where you are in the world, your device will appear to be in your home country. Our favorite is NordVPN.

The VPN is incredibly easy to use.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are away from the U.K. and want to see U.K. services, select U.K. from the list.

3. Sit down and watch the show Watch episodes of “Boybands Forever” online and on demand on BBC iPlayer.

There is currently no release date for “Boybands Forever” in the U.S.

However, if you are a British person in the U.S. on business or vacation, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN, select UK from the list, and choose BBC iPlayer to to catch the show.

If you live in the UK, you can watch “Boybands Forever” on BBC Two on Saturday, November 16 at 9:15 PM ET.

All three episodes are also available for free streaming on BBC iPlayer. Of course, a valid TV license is required.

If you are not in the UK, you can still watch the show using the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

As in the US, there is currently no release date for “Boybands Forever” in Canada.

However, if you are a Briton in the Great White North on business or vacation, you can catch the show for free by using a VPN such as NordVPN, selecting U.K. from the list and choosing BBC iPlayer.

There are currently no plans to broadcast “Boybands Forever” in Australia, but if Brits are working or vacationing Down Under, they can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN.

There are currently no plans to broadcast “Boybands Forever” in New Zealand, but if you are a Brit on work or vacation in New Zealand, you can watch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN.

Episode 1: The year is 1990. Poll tax riots have set the capital ablaze and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is about to be ousted by her own MPs. But the pop phenomenon that defined the decade, the sparkling eyes of boy bands, are a distraction. Taking their cue from America's New Kids on the Block, Britain's Take That and East 17 danced and shimmied their way up the British pop charts in the early decade, paving the way for a long conga line of other handsome hotties.

Episode 2: Tony Blair's landslide victory in the 1997 general election ushered in a new political era. Changes are also coming to boy bands across the United States. With the collapse of pioneer Take That, rival East 17 aims for the top of the charts. But after an infamous radio interview in which frontman Brian Harvey confessed to taking 12 ecstasy pills in one night, the Five, a band that capitalized on the then-new “youth culture,” soared into the unknown world of fame and idolatry.

Episode 3: In the summer of 2001, life in the limelight was coming to an end for some of Britain's biggest boy bands. East 17 and Take That had put an end to their pop dreams, despite selling nearly 20 million albums between them, and the damage done by the five-piece had hit the glass ceiling. Tweenagers 911 is burning out, Bad Boys Five is hanging on by a thread, and four-piece Blue and Irish ballad band Westlife begin to emerge just as their predecessors' stars are fading. But the bigger threat to the boy bands is the new era of reality TV, which has seen the rise of a new generation of “reality TV” bands, including “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelor,” and “The Bachelor.