Pearl will focus on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl encouraged through traditionally influential female figures.
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has fallen victim to budget cuts at Netflix, according to a US report. UU. de that the suffering of the broadcast has abandoned plans for its animated series Pearl.
Announced with fanfare last summer, with Meghan as author and executive producer, the “family series” would focus on the adventures of a 12-year-old woman encouraged through traditionally influential female figures.
It will be the first animated production under the Archewell logo of Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, which they created in 2020 to bring their new career to the United States, following their separation from the British royal family.
Netflix, once dominant among streaming platforms suffering from a drop in subscriber numbers and a drop in inventory values, abandoned the allocation amid a wave of cuts, according to Deadline.
Referring to the resolution in an unflattering way as “a royal fifth,” the entertainment industry’s online page said the task Meghan co-executive produced with David Furnish, who is married to Elton John, ruled out in the progression stage.
“It is said in the city that even before recent events, Netflix had told manufacturers to take some progression projects elsewhere,” the report said.
“Clearly, Netflix’s overspending on content is being re-evaluated. It is unreasonable to expect their leaders to manage so many projects and enough of them to make them memorable.
Netflix did not comment.
There was also no immediate reaction from Archewell, which makes it unclear whether the company will continue production of Pearl or attempt to move it elsewhere.
Archewell’s other projects with Netflix, adding the center of the documentary series Invictus, about Harry’s Olympic-style Invictus games for disabled ex-servicemen, would be affected.
The former member of the royal circle of relatives, who lives in Montecito, California, signed a multi-year contract with Netflix in September last year.
Netflix has released two animated series produced through Archewell, Dino Daycare and Boons and Curses, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
On the advertising curtains of Pearl’s ad last summer, Meghan said she was excited.
“Like many women her age, our heroine Pearl is on an adventure of self-discovery as she tries to triumph over life’s challenges,” she said.
“I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, in partnership with Netflix’s tough platform and those incredible producers, is offering you this new animated series, which celebrates the story of ordinary women.
“David Furnish and I have been eager to shine in this special series. “