‘We’re Done’, Netflix to Quietly Wind Down Partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Report
Netflix ended its lifestyle brand partnership with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after 18 months amid low content performance and strained communications, sources say.
- Netflix recently ended its financial investment in Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, As Ever, following months of speculation about the health of the partnership between the streaming giant and the Duchess.
- While Archewell Productions was initially intended to produce scripted content, the company largely became a vehicle for Markle's consumer products over the past 18 months, an experimental venture Netflix leadership called a 'discovery model.'
- Lackluster ratings for 'With Love, Meghan' spurred doubts about e-commerce viability, with Netflix holding more than $10 million in surplus As Ever inventory that the company distributed to employees for free.
- Internal tension has mounted, with one Netflix insider telling Variety the mood in the building is "We're done," as sources claim Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has grown weary of the Sussexes.
- Despite the divestment, a source tells Page Six that the broader partnership remains in a "great place," with Archewell developing adaptations of "Meet Me at the Lake" and "The Wedding Date.
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