Inside Meghan Markle’s Upcoming Netflix Lifestyle Series: What to Expect Before the January Premiere

Key Background

In January 2020, 18 months following their marriage and under a year after the birth of their first child, Harry and Meghan declared their intention to step back from their royal duties, citing harassment from the British press, familial racism, and overall mistreatment. The couple relocated to California, where they welcomed another child, and have since initiated several entrepreneurial ventures with mixed results. They established a charitable organization and a production firm named Archewell, striking agreements with Netflix and Spotify valued at $100 million and $20 million, respectively. In 2023, their Spotify collaboration concluded after they allegedly did not meet “production expectations.” Last March, Markle introduced American Riviera Orchard as a lifestyle brand, which, according to an LLC filing in Delaware, intended to operate an online store for selling tableware, cutlery, cookbooks, serving items, coffee and tea sets, kitchen textiles, jams and jellies, oils, and various food products. The brand has encountered numerous obstacles, including the denial of its trademark application and indications that a CEO has yet to be appointed to oversee the operation, resulting in no progress since the announcement. Since last March, there have been no updates on the brand’s Instagram, and the company’s website remains inactive.