Harry and Meghan signal diminished Netflix deal, renew life-style collection for second season

 

LOS ANGELES, August 12 — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will proceed to develop movie and TV tasks for Netflix however on extra restricted phrases, the streaming big introduced yesterday.

The estranged British royal and his spouse have labored with Netflix since 2020, producing documentary “Harry & Meghan” and life-style collection “With Love, Meghan.” 

The latter showcased the Duchess of Sussex as a thriving home maven, internet hosting visitors, harvesting honey and mixing tub salts towards an idyllic California backdrop. It has been prolonged for a second season, and a vacation particular due in December, Netflix stated.

But whereas the pair’s earlier Netflix deal purchased the streamer unique rights to their output, the brand new multi-year settlement is a “first look deal”

In Hollywood parlance, this implies Netflix has the proper to say sure or no to a challenge earlier than Harry and Meghan’s media firm Archewell Productions can store it round different studios.

Typically, first-look offers are much less profitable than unique offers, although in addition they present producers with extra flexibility.

“We’re proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the ‘As ever’ brand,” stated Meghan, referring to her lately re-branded line of life-style merchandise together with rose wine and apricot spreads.

Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content material officer, described Harry and Meghan as “influential voices whose stories resonate with audiences everywhere,” within the assertion.

Harry and Meghan wed in a fairytale ceremony in 2018, earlier than splitting from the British royal household and shifting to California two years later. Cut off from the royal purse, the pair signed their first Netflix deal in 2020 for a reported $100 million.

That determine was by no means confirmed, and no monetary phrases have been revealed for the extension.

The New York Times reported Monday that the brand new deal is value much less for Harry and Meghan than the earlier settlement, citing an individual aware of the phrases.

“Harry & Meghan,” a six-episode tell-all about their relationship and exit from the House of Windsor, drew 23 million views in its first 4 days—a file for a Netflix documentary.

Despite withering evaluations from critics, “With Love, Meghan” had over 5 million views within the first half of 2025, making it Netflix’s most-watched cooking present.

The upcoming vacation particular will characteristic Meghan internet hosting “friends and family” as they “deck the halls, create holiday feasts, craft heartfelt gifts, and share lots of laughs,” the assertion promised.

Later this yr, Netflix will launch a brief documentary from Archewell Productions a couple of small orphanage in Uganda.

The couple are additionally producing a “romance feature adaptation” of Carley Fortune’s novel “Meet Me At The Lake,” although no Netflix launch has been confirmed. — AFP