{"id":137472,"date":"2025-08-11T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137472\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:20:10","slug":"netflix-downgrades-meghan-markles-overall-deal-to-a-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137472\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Downgrades Meghan Markle\u2019s Overall Deal to a First-Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNetflix<\/a> has \u201cextended its creative partnership\u201d with Archewell Productions, Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s \u2014 the Duke and Duchess of Sussex \u2014 media company, with a multiyear, first-look deal for all of Archewell\u2019s film and television projects. In practice, it is a downgrade from the 2020 overall deal that birthed Harry & Meghan, Polo and With Love, Meghan, among other projects.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall-to-first-look extension mirrors the move Netflix made recently with the Obamas \u2014 as well as others \u2014 for their Higher Ground banner. In both cases, the exclusivity carried by their respective, splashy original deals has been removed.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of the new deal, Netflix is also now partnering with Markle\u2019s \u201cAs ever\u201d lifestyle brand.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the As ever brand,\u201d Markle said in a statement. \u201cMy husband and I feel inspired by our partners who work closely with us and our Archewell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally, and celebrates our shared vision.\u201c<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHarry and Meghan are influential voices whose stories resonate with audiences everywhere. The response to their work speaks for itself \u2014 Harry & Meghan gave viewers an intimate look into their lives and quickly became one of our most-watched documentary series,\u201d Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said. \u201cMore recently, fans have been inspired by With Love, Meghan, with products from the new As ever line consistently selling out in record time. We\u2019re excited to continue our partnership with Archewell Productions and to entertain our members together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHarry & Meghan debuted on Netflix in December of 2022 with a total of 23.4 million views over just its first four days. It ranks as Netflix\u2019s fifth most-popular documentary series of all time.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeason two of With Love, Meghan will premiere later this month, and a new holiday special will stream this December. <\/p>\n

\n\tArchewell\u2019s current projects set up at Netflix also include feature film Meet Me at the Lake, an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Carley Fortune. Plus, there\u2019s the documentary short Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within \u2014 a partnership between Archewell and Campfire Studios in association with Wontanara Productions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn the heart of Uganda\u2019s Masaka region, where the shadows of the HIV\/AIDS crisis linger, a small orphanage becomes a beacon of hope,\u201d the logline reads. \u201cMasaka Kids, A Rhythm Within goes beyond the viral videos to reveal a vibrant, one-of-a-kind community where orphaned children transform hardship into joy, dancing their way toward healing, belonging, and the promise of a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix has \u201cextended its creative partnership\u201d with Archewell Productions, Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s \u2014 the Duke and Duchess…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":137473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[171,6436,4659,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-137472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-meghan-markle","10":"tag-netflix","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}