Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix blow as bosses have 'no appetite for anything new'
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Netflix dream is to come to an abrupt end, according to reports. While the Sussexes might have been hoping for a contract renewal, it appears the streaming giants have different ideas.
Despite the former Suits star, 43, having "everything going for her," it seems as though ratings of her shows simply didn't cut it for those in the hot seat. It's claimed her viewing figures for With Love, Meghan were "dismal" with her lifestyle show failing to break into the top 300 Netflix programmes list in the first half of this year.
To make matters worse, Meghan's flop even saw legal drama Suits place higher than her own creation. And Harry's own offering, a documentary on Polo, ranked in at 3,436 out of 7,000 shows. In six months, the project was only watched 500,000 times.
Despite a second series of Meghan's solo series being ordered as part of their monster $100million deal, it's said there won't be any more after that. Their huge contract is set to expire this year and a source has said: "This deal is dead."
According to the Mail, the source claimed: "'She had everything going for her—name, platform, press—and the numbers were dismal.
"They're just waiting for the credits to roll. They're letting it expire without drama. There's no appetite for anything new."
The opinion was seemingly backed up by former executive editor of the American edition of Ok! magazine, Rob Shuter, too. He claimed the streaming giant will not offer them a new contract once it concludes, confessing: "The interest just isn't there anymore. They went from buzzy to background noise."
With Love, Meghan's figures were released earlier this year after the show first aired in March. The release date for the series was delayed two months due to the California wildfires.
However, the delay didn't seem to drum up any further attention, leaving Meghan's Netflix career in limbo. The project saw the Duchess share cookery and hosting tips as well as invite a string of pals to join her as she demonstrated her secret hacks around the kitchen.
But much to the disappointment of those involved, figures showed it was watched 5.3million times and in the ranking of the most watched shows, it came 383rd.
At the top of the ranking board in the same time period was the hit drama Adolescence, which had 145million views. Second place saw Squid Game with 117million views.
Harry makes just one appearance in the series, coming at the end of the first season's final episode. In the footage, the prince joins Meghan, her mother Doria Ragland and friends for an outdoor celebratory brunch.
Meghan said it 'feels like a new chapter that I'm so excited that I get to share and I've been able to learn from all of you', in what is likely to be seen as a nod to the restrictions she felt within the royal family.
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