Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed their mega-deal with Netflix, royal watchers have discussed it at length. One of the biggest questions among fans and pundits is when will the Sussexes be producing content for the streaming platform? Now that Meghan’s first project has been cancelled, a biographer who previously worked with the Duke of Sussex has a message for the couple.
What programming Harry and Meghan said they were doing after signing the Netflix deal
It was September 2020 when Variety reported that the Duke and Duchess signed a mega-deal with the streaming giant worth over $100 million.
The prince and elder Suit The star then released a statement regarding the content she would be creating for Netflix saying, “Our lives, both independent of each other and as a couple, have taught us the power of human spirit: courage, resilience and the need for connection. Through our work with diverse communities and their environments, to shine a light on people and causes around the world, our goal will be to create content that informs but also gives hope.
Despite that deal, the pair still haven’t produced anything for Netflix.
After Duchess show canceled, expert says couple ‘can’t just take the money’ and run away
In 2021, Meghan and Harry’s company Archewell Productions announced that Meghan was working on an animated children’s series. But in April 2022, Netflix removed the upcoming anime program titled pearl.
Royal commentator Angela Levin, who worked with Harry a few years ago while doing a biography of the prince, spoke of the couple’s deal and Meghan’s show calling it a “disaster”.
“Not just a disaster, but the fact that it was announced last July and there’s apparently still nothing to show for it,” Levin said (per Express), adding, “Being a royal opens up all your the doors, but if you leave, you can’t just take the money you have to do some work.
The series the Sussexes are currently said to be in the works
It has been reported that during Harry’s trip to The Hauge, Netherlands for the Invictus Games in April 2022, a film crew was on hand to film what will be the Sussexes’ first series for Netflix. The documentary is called Heart of Invictus.
A statement on Meghan and Harry Archewell’s website said: “From the very first Invictus Games in 2014, we knew that each competitor would contribute in their exceptional way to a mosaic of resilience, determination and determination. This series will provide communities around the world with a window into the moving and uplifting stories of these contestants…As Archewell Productions’ first series with Netflix, in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, I couldn’t be more excited for the journey. coming or prouder of the Invictus community for continually inspiring global healing, human potential and continued service.
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