![]() Their company lacks direction, insiders said, and often follows a “big idea, subpar execution” route. “ Harry & Meghan was Netflix’s biggest documentary debut ever, and we’ll continue to work together on a number of projects, including the upcoming documentary series Heart of Invictus.”Īnonymous sources who have worked with Harry and Meghan told the WSJ that the couple’s inexperience as producers, difficulties finding material that would jell with their brand and still drum up audience interest, and a general rejig in the media landscape after the pandemic, have all acted as barriers to their success. “We value our partnership with Archewell Productions,” they said. “The feeling is that the lemon has been fully squeezed,” the anonymous source told The Sun.Ī royal commentator, meanwhile, labeled the couple “a one-trick pony” as far as Netflix is concerned, and told newspaper The Express that A-listers and corporations “are distancing themselves…because they seem to be a flop.”Ī Netflix spokesperson told Fortune on Tuesday, however, that the firm’s relationship with Harry and Meghan remains strong. ![]() “There is a less friendly attitude from some at the top,” a source told the outlet, adding that the “big bucks” the couple signed on for no longer exist in 2023’s streaming industry, which has taken a blow from unstable subscription numbers and a Hollywood writers’ strike. newspaper The Sun also reported last week that the Netflix deal was unlikely to be renewed. A Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games, one of Prince Harry’s most valued causes, is nearing completion.īut the newspaper’s sources alleged that Netflix executives had been left dissatisfied with Archewell’s productivity, reportedly complaining that their initial documentary is all they have to show for the company’s costly partnership with the pair. Live to Lead, Harry and Meghan’s second project for Netflix-which followed their eponymous fly-on-the-wall documentary- failed to break into the streaming platform’s Top 10 chart. Their production company, Archewell, did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.Īn animated children’s series called Pearl that the couple hoped to make for Netflix was ultimately canceled, with at least two other television ideas the duo proposed failing to be greenlit by the company, according to the WSJ. ![]() It was one of many ideas the royal floated during his three-year partnership with Spotify-none of which materialized into podcasts-and led to a barrage of criticism when the nature of his ideas emerged.Īccording to the Wall Street Journal, his struggle to conceptualize an idea for a podcast series meant the Sussexes failed to meet the terms of their deal with Spotify, which reportedly included an agreement that each of them would voice and have hands-on involvement with a podcast.Įarlier this week, the WSJ reported that Harry and Meghan’s $100 million Netflix deal, like the Spotify partnership, has led to more cancellations and rejections than produced shows-with sources telling the news outlet that the streaming giant is unlikely to renew the deal when it ends in 2025. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Prince Harry, meanwhile, reportedly pitched a podcast exploring childhood trauma’s impact on powerful men, with proposed guests including former U.S.
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