Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the “Invictus Games”, a sports competition for war-disabled soldiers, on April 17, 2022 in The Hague.
(dpa) 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.
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.