Harry & Meghan Just Subtly Responded to Reports Their Netflix Deal Was Canceled Amid Claims They’re ‘Running Out of Money’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have moved forward with their Netflix deal. The streaming giant announced that it’s extending their partnership with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s company Archewell Productions.
“We’re proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the As Ever brand,” Meghan said in a statement. “My husband and I feel inspired by our partners who work closely with us and our Archewell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally, and celebrates our shared vision.”
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Season 2 of Meghan’s Netflix series With Love, Meghan, will premiere later this month, with a holiday special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration, set to premiere in December. As for their involvement with the lifestyle brand As Ever, Netflix “will continue expanding into new product categories with new items continuing to be released throughout the remainder of the year.” Archewell will also produce two more projects: Meet Me at the Lake, a romance feature adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Carley Fortune, and Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within, a documentary about children in the Masaka region of Uganda.
The new deal comes after multiple reports that the streamer would axe their deal after it expired and continue with a deal similar to what former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama had where they were offered a first preview. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry initially signed the $100 million deal with Netflix in 2020. The couple has released five projects through Archewell Productions. With Love, Meghan, which ranked at No. 383 with 5.3 million views, Polo, which was ranked No. 3,436 with 500,000 views, and the 2022 docuseries Harry & Meghan, which remains Netflix’s most-watched documentary debut to date
The new deal comes right after celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the couple had to let go of a number of their staff at their Archewell Foundation. “This isn’t strategy — it’s survival,” one source told him. “They’re running out of money, and now they’re running out of people.” Another source added. “They don’t have the money to keep the team they built,” the source said. “They tried to recreate the royal court — but California doesn’t do crowns on credit.” But it seems like another good deal has been settled.
