publishedMay 2, 2022, 3:17 p.m.
Archewell Productions of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan was actually working on another series for the streaming service. But now Netflix has pulled the plug.
She went behind the camera for Netflix.
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The Duchess has now served as creator and executive producer for a new animated series, but the project has now been scrapped.
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In autumn 2020, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced their collaboration with Netflix.
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In July last year, it was announced that Meghan was working on an animated series with the working title “Pearl”.
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This project has now been shelved by Netflix.
Prince Harry (37) and Duchess Meghan (40) announced plans for the production of their first animated series on Netflix in July – but now the streaming service is canceling the project. In addition to “Pearl”, several other animated series are also affected by the latest business decisions, as the German Press Agency learned from Netflix on Sunday. The industry portal “Deadline.com” had previously reported on the cancellation.
In 2021, through their Archewell Foundation, the couple described the project with the working title “Pearl” as a series about the adventures of a twelve-year-old girl who is shaped by historically significant women on her way. Meghan was on board as creator and executive producer. Co-producers included David Furnish, husband of Elton John, who previously worked on the computer-animated film Gnomeo and Juliet.
cooperation remains
Harry and ex-actress Meghan (“Suits”) announced a deal with Netflix for films, series and offers for children in 2020. Also planned is a documentary series about a sports competition for war-disabled soldiers called “Invictus Games” that Harry started. The dpa learned from Netflix that they would greatly appreciate working with Archewell Productions and would work together on a number of projects.
The streaming market leader had recently recorded a quarter with falling user numbers. In addition to increasing competitive pressure, the consequences of the Ukraine war also had an impact on the balance sheet.
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(DPA/roy)