{"id":482113,"date":"2025-10-08T05:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482113\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:15:19","slug":"exclusive-meghan-markle-now-totally-carrying-harry-after-his-netflix-shows-flopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482113\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle &#8216;Now Totally Carrying Harry&#8217; After His Netflix Shows Flopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759900517_849_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=02aezZ_15RwpLnn00\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"\/>Meghan Markle has been &#8216;carrying&#8217; husband Prince Harry after his Netflix projects failed to take off. MEGA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/meghan-markle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle<\/a> is &#8220;carrying&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/t\/prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry<\/a>&#8216;s faltering media career after the Duke of Sussex&#8217;s recent Netflix projects failed to gain traction \u2013 leaving the Duchess as the driving force behind their production company, Archewell.<\/p>\n<p>Industry insiders tell <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RadarOnline.com<\/a> the couple&#8217;s five-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-income-significantly-hit-as-netflix-scrap-100million-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$100 million partnership with Netflix <\/a>has become a &#8220;one-woman operation,&#8221; with Meghan, 44, emerging as the streamer&#8217;s preferred collaborator following a series of poorly received projects fronted by Harry, 41.<\/p>\n<p>Harry&#8217;s Netflix Projects Struggle to Find an Audience<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759900517_554_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2o0yPq_15RwpLnn00\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"\/>Meghan Markle carried Prince Harry&#8217;s media career after his Netflix projects failed. MEGA<\/p>\n<p>A senior production source said: &#8220;Netflix has learned that Meghan is the one with the media instincts. She&#8217;s polished, camera-ready, and understands how to build a brand. Even though her programs are always mocked, she still understands the camera from her acting days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harry&#8217;s ideas haven&#8217;t worked \u2013 the audience just isn&#8217;t there. At this point, she&#8217;s the face of the business and he&#8217;s taking a back seat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sussexes first signed their <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-deal-less-money-projects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landmark deal with Netflix in 2020<\/a>, pledging to produce programs that would &#8220;inspire hope and compassion.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>But after several years of development, only a handful of projects have made it to air.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s 2022 docuseries Harry &amp; Meghan became one of the platform&#8217;s most-watched documentaries, though it drew criticism for its attacks on the royal family. Since then, Harry&#8217;s solo projects have struggled.<\/p>\n<p>His polo documentary, Polo, was widely panned and reportedly drew fewer than 500,000 viewers, ranking outside Netflix&#8217;s top 3,000 shows for the first half of 2025. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Harry wanted to show a side of the sport that people hadn&#8217;t seen,&#8221; said one entertainment executive familiar with the deal. &#8220;But it didn&#8217;t connect. The subject felt out of touch, and the production lacked energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s &#8216;With Love, Meghan&#8217; Becomes a Bright Spot<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759900518_970_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0L78bs_15RwpLnn00\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"\/>Markle launched her new As Ever ros\u00e9 brand alongside her Netflix series. NETFLIX\/YOUTUBE<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Markle&#8217;s lifestyle and cooking show <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/with-love-meghan-season-2-biggest-revelations-netflix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Love, Meghan<\/a> \u2013 though criticized by some reviewers as &#8220;glossy and self-indulgent&#8221; \u2013 secured solid viewership and a surprise second-season renewal this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess recently announced her new <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/meghan-markle-mocked-nickname-william-kate-circle-lifestyle-brand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As Ever ros\u00e9 brand partnership<\/a> alongside the show&#8217;s launch, reinforcing what Netflix executives reportedly view as &#8220;the Meghan effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Hollywood source said: &#8220;Meghan&#8217;s work might divide opinion, but it gets attention. That&#8217;s what Netflix cares about. The renewal was as much about her profile as the program&#8217;s performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Netflix Bets on Meghan as Harry&#8217;s Role Shrinks<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759900519_753_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1KkvCX_15RwpLnn00\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"\/>Insiders said Netflix preferred working directly with Meghan over Harry. MEGA<\/p>\n<p>Insiders also say the Sussexes&#8217; new Netflix deal extension \u2013 announced in August \u2013 was designed primarily to retain Meghan&#8217;s involvement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The streamer wants to keep her on board,&#8221; said a Los Angeles-based PR consultant. &#8220;Harry&#8217;s creative role has been reduced to producing credits and behind-the-scenes work. He&#8217;s lost momentum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harry&#8217;s upcoming project, Masaka Kids: A Rhythm Within, focuses on a Ugandan children&#8217;s dance troupe. He is listed as one of five producers, including Meghan. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a worthwhile story,&#8221; said a source involved in production. &#8220;But there&#8217;s concern about how engaged Harry really is. People think Meghan&#8217;s carrying the whole operation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meghan&#8217;s Star Power Keeps the Brand Alive<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759900519_227_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=33I0g1_15RwpLnn00\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\"\/>Hollywood insiders agreed Meghan ran the show while Harry lost momentum. MEGA<\/p>\n<p>While Markle&#8217;s Netflix renewal marks a professional rebound, Harry&#8217;s broader reputation in the industry has waned.<\/p>\n<p>His 2023 privacy settlement with Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s News Group Newspapers earned him praise from media reform advocates, but his creative ventures \u2013 including the canceled Spotify podcast Archetypes \u2013 have underperformed.<\/p>\n<p>A senior industry insider summed up the mood by saying: &#8220;Meghan has turned herself into a functioning media brand. Harry hasn&#8217;t found his footing. The feeling in Hollywood is that she&#8217;s now completely running the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle has been &#8216;carrying&#8217; husband Prince Harry after his Netflix projects failed to take off. 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