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The glitz and glamour of Hollywood can be a fickle mistress, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are learning this lesson firsthand. Just weeks before the supposed launch of Meghan’s lifestyle series, “With Love, Meghan,” the couple found themselves the butt of a joke at a prestigious Netflix event, raising serious questions about their future with the streaming giant and their fading star power in Tinseltown.

The Netflix season launch, a star-studded affair attended by the likes of Ben Affleck and Tina Fey, conspicuously lacked any significant mention of the Sussexes. Even worse, comedian John Mulaney took a jab at their expense, quipping about his own show, “Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix given more money to someone without a specific plan.” The laughter and “whoas” from the audience, as reported by attendees, suggest the joke resonated, painting a less-than-flattering picture of the couple’s perceived value to the streamer.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle weren’t present at Netflix’s annual programming event but the royal pair did catch some strays.

John Mulaney, who is returning to the streamer with a new live variety talk show, took aim at the Montecito residents as he was promoting the show.

“Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix given more money to someone without a specific plan,” he joked.

It comes after Netflix struck a rather handsome overall deal with the pair’s Archewell Productions banner in 2020. That deal has led to series such as the Harry & Meghan docuseries, which launched in December 2022, interview series Live to Lead, Harry’s Heart of Invictus, which premiered in 2023, Polo, which launched last year and Markle’s upcoming lifestyle series With Love.

The former SNL writer was full of gags during the presentation.

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To paraphrase Winston Churchill, never in the history of streaming has so much been paid to so few for so little. But with the debut of the much anticipated With Love, Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will have perhaps one last chance to prove they’re really worth the $100 million Netflix ponied up in that 2020 five-year deal to produce and appear in shows and movies. (Update: The series was supposed to release Jan. 15, but was pushed at Markle’s request to March 4 due to the L.A. wildfires.) So far, the couple’s output has been less than majestic. Yes, their initial 2022 domestic life docuseries, Harry & Meghan, was a hit, even if critics roasted it back at home (“So sickening I almost brought up my breakfast,” The Guardian sneered). But everything the Duke and Duchess have churned out since — their social justice series,...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s multi-million dollar deal with Netflix could be in jeopardy after a string of projects failed to capture audience attention or positive reviews. This raises questions about the future of the Sussexes’ Hollywood endeavors and their ability to maintain their lavish lifestyle.

Following their departure from the royal family, Meghan and Harry inked a lucrative deal with Netflix, a move seen as a significant step towards financial independence and creative freedom. Their tell-all documentary, “Harry & Meghan,” garnered significant viewership, initially suggesting a bright future for their content production partnership.

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However, subsequent projects like “Live to Lead,” “Heart of Invictus,” and most recently, the animated series “Polo,” have all fallen short of expectations. “Polo,” in particular, received scathing reviews, described as “flat, plodding and really rather boring” by RadarOnline.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Xmas celebrations ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s relationship and marriage have constantly seen massive public scrutiny. From divorce rumors to reports of shunning their relationship, the Duchess and Duke have faced it all. While the negativity is there, there’s also positivity courtesy of their supporters.

Meghan and Harry are parents to children 5-year-old Archie and 3-year-old Lilibet. The former actor has recently revealed how their family enjoys festivals and what their holidays look like. Here’s the insight she shared.

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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has set two new unscripted series at Netflix via her and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions banner, which is under an overall deal at the streamer.

Though titles and release dates are yet to be announced, both projects are currently in early production.

The first series will be curated by the Duchess, aka Meghan Markle, and will “celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship” per an official description.

Leah Hariton (“Selena + Chef”) serves as showrunner, while Michael Steed serves as director. Sony Pictures Television’s Intellectual Property Corporation produces the series, with executive producers including Meghan, Hariton, Archewell’s Chanel Pysnik, and Ipc’s Aaron Saidman and Eli Holzman.

The second, primarily shot at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Fla., “will provide viewers unprecedented access to the world of professional polo. Known primarily for its aesthetic and social scene,...

Exclusive: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry are cooking up two new projects with Netflix.

Deadline can reveal that the pair have two non-fiction projects in production at the streamer. They form part of the overall deal that she and her husband, Harry, The Duke of Sussex, signed with the company in 2020 via their Archewell Productions banner.

The first series will see The Duchess, otherwise known as Meghan Markle, celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.

It will be produced by Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation, which is behind series including Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show and A&e’s Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath.

Selena + Chef’s Leah Hariton will serve as showrunner with Michael Steed, who has helmed episodes of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, directing.

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex and Chanel Pysnik will...

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, entered a life-changing deal with Netflix in 2020.

This five-year, $100 million deal is almost up, and rumors have circulated that their contract is in jeopardy and will not be extended or renewed. The couple have become the butt of jokes over this Netflix deal.

Comedian Jo Koy roasted them as Netflix executives watched at the Golden Globe Awards.

Some projects by Harry and Meghan have been canceled, including the animated series Pearl and their Spotify deal.

But there may be good news for the beleaguered royal couple since reports are surfacing from Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer.

It is the time of the year that content providers like Netflix reveal what is ahead for the coming year, and Bela dropped some hints about Harry and Meghan.

With several projects with Netflix, like Harry & Meghan, Heart of Invictus, and Live to Lead,...

There’s been a lot of speculation as to the future of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s deal with Netflix.

Fueled by their recent appearance at the premiere of Bob Marley: One Love in Jamaica, reportedly at the invitation of Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins, there’s been much talk as whether the duo would continue working with the streamer.

However, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria seemed to quell these doubts by teasing a few more royal projects in the works from the pair, who signed an overall deal in 2020.

“Oh, what are they working on,” said Bajaria at a Netflix slate event. “They have a couple of unscripted things they’re working on with Brandon [Reigg]. And they actually have like a bunch of development, they have a movie in development, a [scripted] series that they’re working on. So all very early development, with a movie, a TV...

Even Meghan Markle can’t fathom what has made her old USA Network drama “Suits” pop off on streaming services this year, but she’s here for it.

While walking the red carpet at Variety’s Power of Women event Thursday, Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, was informed by Variety’s senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson that the legal drama has now crossed 45 billion minutes streamed on Netflix and Peacock combined, as of Nielsen’s latest weekly streaming report, released earlier Thursday.

“Isn’t that wild?” said Markle, who starred as paralegal Rachel Zane on “Suits.”

Markle said she has “no idea” what has caused the renewed interest in the series, but then ventured a guess: “It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew. We had a really fun time. I was on it for seven seasons, so quite a bit. But it’s hard to...

The first project that Netflix greenlit after inking a mega-deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is finally coming.

More than two years after the streamer gave the go to “Heart of Invictus,” the docuseries will debut Aug. 30 on Netflix. The five-part doc will follow international competitors at the Invictus Games, an international sporting event that Prince Harry founded in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.

“Our Invictus Games community represents some of the bravest and most dedicated individuals from 23 nations across the globe,” says Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in a statement. “‘Heart of Invictus’ is the incredible story of competitors brought together through service, who are now united through sport. While in various stages of recovery from both visible and invisible injuries, these competitors and their loved ones give a compelling look at their journey to the Invictus Games, in...