It’s an interesting read - lots of behind the scenes details revealed. It’s also pretty fair in places, I think, pointing out that the Sussexes did come up with content ideas, but the broadcasters didn’t go for them. It also acknowledges the headwinds they had to face:
After booming during the early part of the pandemic, Netflix’s subscriber growth began to stagnate as streaming competition ramped up and consumers resumed more regular lives. Netflix is still recovering from a sharp drop in its stock in 2022 after it announced its first quarter of subscriber losses in a decade.
The downturn rattled Hollywood, leading to what is now called the “Netflix Correction,” a period in which studios began to prune their catalogs and become choosier about which projects to back. A Hollywood writers’ strike has put more pressure on entertainment companies to justify big payouts, and has closed writing rooms industrywide.
But then there’s also some comments that will really sting - raising their Archewell staff turnover, the fact that Netflix is also unhappy with their output, and then the Taylor Swift rejection of Meghan’s handwritten invitation to come on Archetypes. Taylor famously once dragged William up on stage to sing with John Bon Jovi at a charity gig, so she’s happy to be pally with royals - but not the Sussexes. Also interesting that it claims Meghan and David Furnish came up with Pearl while she was still a working Royal.