Netflix Billionaire Boss Backs Meghan

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https://www.gbnews.com/royal/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-chief-four-new-projects

Considering the praise the couple received do you think they will have success with the new projects?

That's from early March. It's all a bit vague really - when did Sandros actually say these words?

Britons “devour everything” about Harry and Meghan as the couple are set to release four new projects, Netflix's chief has said.

What are the four new projects for Netflix? The article also says that

Bajaria [Netflix chief content officer] did not give any further details about what the projects may be about but it is understood that the “unscripted” projects may be another documentary.

The article also mentions Pearl, but the BBC reported in 2022 that that got cancelled (as in dropped) by Netflix.

Tbh, I think it's not a very good article and I would be loathe to base an opinion upon it.

Last month from Tatler:

“Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to launch two new Netflix shows on cooking, gardening and the world of professional polo as part of their ongoing $100 million deal with the streaming site.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a five-year production deal with Netflix in 2020, said to be worth $100m. The couple’s primary project from the deal came in the form of their infamous six-part series, Harry & Meghan, which became Netflix’s most successful documentary launch ever in December 2022. However, the lack of activity at Archewell led to chronic speculation about its future.”

https://www.tatler.com/article/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-announce-plans-for-two-new-tv-shows-with-netflix-featuring-cooking-gardening-and-polo#:~:text=Meghan%20Markle%20and%20Prince%20Harry%20are%20set%20to%20launch%20two,to%20be%20worth%20%24100m.

Sarandos also said, in your first linked article: 'We basically go in and fortify them with a good staff and infrastructure to produce with.' You know that comes out of the $100m?

Still puzzled as to why Pearl is mentioned.

Balanced reporting, maybe? Showing that Pearl was thought of as not the right thing in terms of success? So, not everything Meghan wants to do is automatically greenlit.

Harry and Meghan certainly have support from wealthy people in the entertainment industry.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12999291/prince-harry-meghan-markle-bob-marley-premiere-jamaica.html

Re the above link from the Daily M(f)ail. There always has to be an ‘interesting’ slant of a headline from that tabloid. 🤣

Anyway, off to bed now.

I'm sorry, I have no idea what you mean.

The first article you linked is dated 11/03/2024. It says this:

Since then [2020], they have released a six-part series about their life, a voiceover documentary Live to Lead, Harry’s docuseries Heart of Invictus and a children’s animation called Pearl.

But Pearl was cancelled in May 2022.

More from the Netflix giant:

https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-attention-netflix-boss-ted-sarandos-1877929

“Netflix has cancelled development of Pearl, an animated series created by Meghan Markle, in its move to cut costs. The show, which was announced last year, is one of several projects being dropped by the streaming giant.”

Not unusual, a business decision if they did not see a good enough return for doing it then it was no long greenlit for development.

The larger picture is that Netflix still back them.

Edit: longer

I am anxiously waiting flor them not to just talk the talk, but to actually walk the walk.

As their past history indicates, without their royal connections, they fail to follow thru with anything of substance, and only trade on them slagging off the RF.

Considering the Netflix boss is ridiculed in the industry for signing them to a mega contract, he has his own reputation to protect by showing he still believes in his hires.

Yes, they have curated a circle of some very wealthy people.

Why have we pages and pages of links to articles that unnecessarily populate the thread, and all posted overnight, I see. i guess the US branch of the Sussex Squad have been busy.

The people at the premier in Jamaica are the Paramount heads. Paramount is suffering financially and may be taken over:
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/04/buffett-says-berkshire-sold-its-entire-paramount-stake-we-lost-quite-a-bit-of-money.html

That article seems to be cobbled together out of old soundbites.

Look, their behaviour has been dreadful but I do hope that they make it on their own somehow, just so that they can have their own thing and maybe stop being royals for hire. If they’re successful in Hollywood then perhaps they’ll finally be satisfied with their life of enormous privilege and then Meghan can talk about being a leader without sounding like a kid playing pretend.

Do I think they’ll be successful in these new projects? Maybe. But at what cost to them? And what cost to the Harry’s relationship with his family? Britons may devour stuff about H&M but they’ve largely become figures of scorn and ridicule. Idk if that will change. Change often develops quietly when the person acts with composure, resilience and stoicism.

Yes, it's an odd article. As others have said, Sarandos will want to save face by talking up his expensive signing, but it's all very vague. For example, it's nearly a year since we heard they were supposedly producing that 'Meet me by the Lake' thing, but not a word about it since.

The mention of British people watching anything they produce is also strange, as Britain is a pretty small market in the Netflix scheme of things. Also, it's not true that everything they do attracts viewers. The Netflix documentary didn't get high ratings, for example. I guess the 'proof of the pudding' will be to see if their contract gets extended or not.

There isn't anything new in those two articles, the content has already discussed at length on this board.

Will they be successful? who knows, but they need to get a move on with their 'bunch of stuff' as we are midway through 2024 and their contract is up sometime in 2025.

The thing is, only a very small number of people are successful producers. It's a very demanding role and a very specific skillset. Neither Meghan nor Harry have any relevant credentials or experience. 4 years ago, when they were signed up, Netflix were at their peak, and the Sussexes were a hot property. However, in that time, they've failed to produce anything of note other than a 'documentary' whining about how awful it is to be royal. It's hard to see how they could suddenly turn it around at this point.

I think this is a major flaw in their plans. They just seem to assume that they can swan in to any area of expertise and be brilliant at it, without any of the hard work and experience to back anything up

More word salad and old word salad at that.

I think he’s right, but he is not backing them as business people or philanthropists- he’s backing them because royal gossip sells. The only successes they’ve had is around gossiping about his family.

Whivh is perhaps why Pearl didn’t do so well and heart of Invictus didn’t have close to the numbers their six part tell-all series did

I think the main reason many of those here who watched the netflix series was as a spectacle to see what “their truth” would be this time.
I don’t think most of these viewers will be interested in the pair’s thoughts on cooking, gardening and animal abuse. Seeing harry’s poor bleeding polo pony was more than enough.

And I guess, in fairness to them, if people were happy to give them big money despite their lack of any expertise, then you can't blame them for taking it.

But they are no longer the hot commodity they were a few years ago, and the streamers' business model is in doubt. Nobody is waving big money deals at them now. I suspect Netflix is waiting to see out this contract but are unlikely to renew it.

Well the first linked article is from GB News, which is tabloid, I'm surprised anyone is giving credence to this (aren't the British tabloid the root of all evil? )

But I thought it was widely known that they are working on the cookery/lifestyle show and the polo documentary - lots of references to those in other threads.

And heaven knows, they need a success this year before the deal expires in 2025.

Is there any and more concrete news on when either of these projects will be ready for broadcast?

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