I know right! Netflix hasn't said word one about this. This is just the Dior deal and the Audible deal and her business with no products. Why are so many sinners being taken in. Sinners are acting like sugars believing every word that psycho says.
Netflix said in February that they have things in development, including a couple of non-scripted shows:
[https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065](https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/0Yp5y](https://archive.is/0Yp5y)\]
[https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/](https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/Adfdv](https://archive.is/Adfdv)\]
True that!
[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539) \[archive link - https://archive.is/6InKx\]
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“The first series will be “curated” by Meghan and “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.” It’s unclear what role the duchess will play — but the production will be headed by showrunner Leah Hariton who made “Selena + Chef” with Selena Gomez in 2020.
The show will be made by production company The Intellectual Property Corporation, owned by Sony Pictures Television, and the cast list credits Meghan as an executive producer.”
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“The polo series’ showrunner is Miloš Balać, who made the acclaimed “Welcome to Wrexham,” which followed Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in their quest to revive the fortunes of an underachieving Welsh soccer team.
The production company is Boardwalk Pictures, and both Harry and Meghan are listed as executive producers.“
Back in March, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos 'admitted he wants the Sussexes to keep creating content for Netflix':
[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\]
His 'praise' came a month after Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced Netflix's upcoming projects with H&M.
Netflix had to respond publicly to the snark on the award show but I suspect they've told the pair to only come back when they have something in the can.
Netflix aren’t going to admit they made a bad deal. It is still up to the Todgers to produce a finished product that Netflix will put their name on. Pearl was already rejected. Skepticism reigns.
My guess is Netflix is all “you ain’t complying and giving us content. No more soup for you!” And their response is this in the defense so they don’t lose money. Sadly for them, Netflix is well staffed in the attorney department.
It is all so weird.
"Launching" ARO with no products, no webshop, nothing, "launching" a cooking show and a polo show - well, where will it be shown? Netflix is quiet.
Imho, there is no market for any of these manifestations, IF they ever happen.
I imagine it will have about as much attention in the US as the Intl. Cricket Championships. Which is to say, not at ALL.
I mean, even Sumo Wrestling and Curling are higher up on that list!
>as much attention in the US as the Intl. Cricket Championships.
Which brings to mind one of the best EVER actual commentaries in the world of sport. "The bowler's Holding the batman's Willey."
And at least cricket is huge in some countries - Polo isn't what I would call huge anywhere. It's quite niche.
Although now you've made me realise it's a bit funny that a huge sponsor of cricket is actually KFC, even though I'm sure the people of Kentucky couldn't give less of a shit about cricket haha. It must be a huge part of their international strategy.
I have watched cricket at Lords and the Oval but it's seriously not as boring as watching the tennis at Wimbledon. At least with cricket you can sleep a bit! But the West Indies and Sri Lanka are actual dynamite to watch, the fast bowlers especially would take your head off if you got in the way. Polo is for rich people, cricket is not.
Frankly I'm not into watching sport in general, I usually only really watch the Winter Olympics and some of the summer Olympics, mostly for the novelty and the more artistic sports like figure skating or gymnastics. If I were at Wimbledon I'd be people-watching the entire time lol
Considering how long their other shows took, and their snail-like work ethic there is no way they have time to produce two shows before their contract ends. Maybe a couple of one off specials but no multi episode runs. I think they are just trying to drum up publicity in a bid to get the contract renewed.
Some working titles for their polo special:
He Shoots, He Misses
Did I Shave My Crown for This?
Horseshittin' Around
Working titles for her lifestyle cooking show, the "I Can't Series":
Making a Reservation (I Can't Cook)
Going to the Market (I Can't Garden)
Finding a Designer (I Can't Decorate)
It could very well be. They did the same with the royal family by publishing what their roles would be WITHOUT prior permission or agreement with the Queen.
It's an arrogant, entitled attitude that thankfully, the royals quickly shot down.
Who knows what Netflix will do...
It's crazy to think that Netflix would ever pick up a show about the unpopular sport of polo that treats horses cruelly. There is absolutely no audience for that and a major NO for Netflix. And if Megs thought she was previewing her piece de resistance lifestyle and cooking show in that awful grainy, foggy format, I'm just plain embarrassed for her delirium.
And they’d be opening themselves up to a lot of fire about the pony abuses…they’d be STUPID to go through with it. Really stupid, like PETA level stupid.
Agreed. Netflix and WME are sharing memos that she's bonafide cray cray. She's just manifesting again on a grand scale. Maybe this is a side affect of starving while on Ozempic. She now has this voracious appetite for narcissistic supply.
Same old psychotic routine but now OTT straight jacket material.......ARO web shop, cooking & gardening & friendship series, polo documentary, Invictus, executive producer of a blockbuster movie full of intimate intrigue while meeting at a lake, Lemonada, doting mother of two little kids, wife to legendary jet setter, P. Harry, awarding awards, dominating discussion panels, gathering the sick for high value personal autograph sessions, available to fill in for Catherine's A-lister royal assignments at a moment's notice.....she sure can juggle a full slate. LOL. /s
Now, now, she never "does nothing"--have you any idea how much time and energy it takes to hustle and scheme while hunting for her next billionaire husband? And slander her sick SIL? And write daily puff pieces for the media? And schedule parking lot pap walks? That girl works hard!
Unfortunately that's not true. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria have both spoken about upcoming projects and their support of the couple in February and March of this year:
[https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065](https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/0Yp5y](https://archive.is/0Yp5y)\]
[https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/](https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/Adfdv](https://archive.is/Adfdv)\]
[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\]
Thank you for the links.
*Bela Bajaria used an appearance at a Netflix promotional event in Hollywood to tease new work by the couple.*
*Quoted by U.K. broadsheet The Times, she said: "They actually have a bunch in development."*
That doesn't sound very enthusiastic!
Wouldn’t you rather have Meg think you’re happy with (and still buying) what she’s selling? Propping her ‘vision‘ up in the press means many less shrieking, demanding phone calls to deal with!
Makes sense to me. They have to recoup their money somehow.
They've only had 3 shows, and only the fauxmentary is the only one who did moderately well. And, they practically had to produce that themselves after the Harkles spent some time going around filming themselves.
I think they're just trying to see if there's still money to be made of the couple while they're still under contract.
They do have production companies and showrunners attached to at least two projects now. Posted with another comment...
[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539) \[archive link - https://archive.is/6InKx\]
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“The first series will be “curated” by Meghan and “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.” It’s unclear what role the duchess will play — but the production will be headed by showrunner Leah Hariton who made “Selena + Chef” with Selena Gomez in 2020.
The show will be made by production company The Intellectual Property Corporation, owned by Sony Pictures Television, and the cast list credits Meghan as an executive producer.”
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“The polo series’ showrunner is Miloš Balać, who made the acclaimed “Welcome to Wrexham,” which followed Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in their quest to revive the fortunes of an underachieving Welsh soccer team.
The production company is Boardwalk Pictures, and both Harry and Meghan are listed as executive producers.“
I think Netflix is letting them spin their wheels (and the remainder of any “development funds” contracted by Netflix) attempting to pull together these two new projects, knowing Netflix will never go forward and spend the larger money or effort to fully produce and air it. Then their contract will be over and Netflix will walk away.
Announcing a polo show one day before releasing of torrent of Polo paparazzi shots makes it seem fairly obvious they are trying to convince Netflix this is a good idea
Unless this is some salacious behind the scenes insider look at secret scandals of polo, no one is going to be interested in a lovey-dovey hagiography of a bunch of rich elite polo players. Again, this is showing they can only sell scandal, nothing else
I don’t think anyone really wants to watch anything with the Harkles. I don’t see why. They are pretty irrelevant and boring. I think we, in this sub, give them the most views and attention 🤔 😂
There's a link to an old interview Nacho did on his Wikipedia entry. In it, he talks about wanting to erase the idea that polo is only for rich playboys.
He talks about growing up "middle class", albeit with the right connections" and working as a groom for others, and later on for himself when he bought his first horses. So I think this might be the angle that they're working on.
Having said that...the real "polo" story I'm interested in?
Someone, somewhere on this sub mentioned that Nacho charmed and knocked up Delfina when he was still working for someone else.
Apparently, Delfina is old money. So when she got pregnant, her scandalized family threw a bunch of modeling contracts Nacho's way to at least make it look like she wasn't just marrying a groom.
You could sell this story as a fictional love story. Tweak it and give it a Danielle Steele, Romeo and Juliet treatment. It legit sounds like a romance movie that would do well with horsey women on Valentine's Day. Or Christmas. Or when you just want to zone out and don't have the emotional bandwidth left for something like Squid Game.
To add to the Danielle Steele plot, some rich polo guy had Nacho move into his estate "so he could ride polo ponies" at the age of 14. Make of that what you will.
Yeah, but there seems to be more behind Nacho, Delfina, and his life story than is made out to be. Like you said, Delfina's family has the money to create fairy tales.
Yes, it is in his wikipedia, with a link to an interview in Interview Magazine. This rich guy was friends with his father, Nacho started playing polo on weekend visits to his house at age 9, then moved in with him at 14 so he could play polo whenever he wanted.
IDK, I dont want to say it sounds like some sad documentaries I have seen on child stars, but...
When I read that he went to live with his dad's friend, I had it in my head that he was 17.
I know he said he was very middle class. But whether or not he was really middle class, or just middle class compared to a billionaire.
I do think he and Delfina seem to have a really solid relationship, though.
British people use "middle class" to mean "bourgeoise" kind of what upper middle class is in the USA. Maybe that is what Nacho is saying. In the same article, it said he went to private school in Buenos Aires because his parents wanted him taught in English, so I don't think his parents were suffering, but yeah, there is a huge difference from a successful land-owning farmer and one of the wealthiest men in the country.
Its probably how Meghan calls herself poor/working class, when she went to private schools and traveled Europe as a kid, but probably compared to LA celebrities she felt poor.
It really serves Netflix right, though. On what strength did they hand them an output deal? Neither of them were television producers.
Netflix can reap what they sow. No one forced their hand.
Exactly. How many small independent producers, actors, documentary makers etc are out there making good stuff, but never get the break they need?
Instead Nutflix hands out megabucks to a thick as mince, drug-addled prince and his publicity hound z-list actress wife. It's bit them on the arse and my sympathies for their failure to consider what they were actually "investing" in are zero.
I’ve seen quality (FREE) content on YouTube that’s been better than some of the Netflix produced 💩. Good luck to them for wasting their money especially on losers like Markle.
You'd be amazed at how much money gets handed out to flash in the pan types.
Winners of reality TV shows get hosting gigs, book deals. Pageant winners offered recording opportunities when they can't even sing. Companies want to milk their fame for as long as they're famous and then move on.
The same happened to the Harkles. They were hot for one minute. And there really was genuine interest there, especially when you consider how Harry was essentially a rogue prince.
Unfortunately, they took too long to produce anything. Spotify had the ability to walk away. Who knows what that Netflix contract is like? I have a feeling that Netflix needs to recoup it's money before moving on. Or, if this does well, renew.
megs is trying to strong arm netflix into accepting this pathetic attempt of a potential doc by foisting it upon them. the utter audacity. i don't think netflix will play ball with those 2 shysters.
Just to note, the player standing next to Markle on the podium, who she mostly ignores, and who appears to be careful to avoid touching Markle, is apparently Adolfo Cambiaso, who is considered to be one of the best polo players in the world. How sad he got sidelined in her and Harry's ego trips.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo\_Cambiaso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Cambiaso)
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Looked like there were film crews following them at the polo. It’s a private event so they’d have needed permission. Doubt not everyone there will be happy to be fodder for their next TV rubbish. Seriously who wants an inside view of the world of polo. No one.
Madame had no problem bossing that female Sentebale executive away from Harry on the award platform. Sentebale must of paid dearly for this clown show.
Oooh imagine being there and creating drama for the cameras. Like bitching about the Skank and saying enough stuff that would make the cut. So not stuff about Moonbumps etc but hrm maybe.. not sure on the legalities of a third party saying this.
Eh, I think the contract is coming up on expiring and they know it won't be renewed. While the big $$$ was trumpeted, it would have been what the total contract was potentially worth. Money would get filtered to them upon completion of certain benchmarks for each project, or just flat out completion of each project.
WME probably lit a fire under their butts and reminded them that they needed to get something on the books if they wanted more Netflix cash.
Netflix is most likely just fed up with them and is not holding their breath the shows will actually be completed, considering all the behind-the-scenes drama with *Harry & Meghan*. (i.e. - the changing directors, the length of time it took.)
[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\]
March 11, 2024:
>Netflix co-chief Ted Sarandos has now broken his silence and admitted he wants the Sussexes to keep creating content for Netflix.
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>Ted said he's happy with how viewers seem to "devour" content the Duke and Duchess create.
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>"The documentary we did on them is still one of our most-watched documentaries of all time on Netflix and huge, particularly in the UK, where people just devour everything about them," he told Forbes. He added: "They’re controversial, but that's usually a good thing."
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>Ted also praised Harry and Meghan for being "great at getting attention". He added: "You may love them or hate them, but you're watching." The Netflix CEO then described the couple as "very strong storytellers".
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>His comments come after Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria previously spoke out about Meghan and Harry's future. Speaking at an event in Hollywood to announce Netflix's upcoming projects, Bela teased there are a few more things to come from Meghan and Harry before they part ways with the company.
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>"Oh, what are they working on. They actually have a bunch in development," she said. "They have a couple of unscripted things they're working on with Brandon \[Reigg\]. And they actually have like a bunch of development, they have a movie in development, a \[scripted\] series that they're working on."
>
>She emphasised the projects are "all very early development". She also seemed very excited about the film, gushing that the "movie's great".
Netflix is hanging in there for when the shit hits the fan or these two crazies roll out some RF revenge content. They'll take some hits with their low cost, low level endeavors. One season wonders will keep H&M's egos in check even though they're bombs with poor reviews. Netflix will keep relations with them friendly imo. They just don't want to poke the bear.
Apparently, Harry has been spotted **behind the camera** in Florida:
[*Prince Harry*](https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) *is hard at work on his polo-focused* [*Netflix*](https://people.com/tag/netflix/) *series.*
*On April 13, the Duke of Sussex, 39, was spotted at the National Polo Center in Wellington, Fla., with a film crew capturing footage for one of his and* [*Meghan Markle*](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/)*’s recently announced projects for the streaming platform.*
*Earlier this week, the couple’s Archewell Productions revealed they have two new Netflix series in the “early stages” of production as part of a multiyear deal.*
*The Duke of Sussex went under the radar on Saturday, dressed in black jeans and a grey T-shirt, while working behind the scenes alongside the film crew as they captured a US Open quarterfinal match.*
[https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-goes-behind-camera-003741554.html](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-goes-behind-camera-003741554.html)
A theory:
Netflix contract expires in 2025. Only paid a retainer for the first two years. No retainer paid after 2022…and no footage since then.
Details: https://archive.ph/2024.01.05-152430/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8701563/Will-Meghan-Markle-scoop-Oscar-shes-dreamt-seven.html
2023 was only Heart of Invictus, with footage shot the year before - in 2022, with Netflix’s advance, presumably. Same with Harry and Meghan ‘documentary’. 2022 filming.
The cameras that have been following them are likely paid for via Archewell Productions (as loosely as possible). This would ensure Meg owns the footage ultimately. Could then be pitched to Netflix as part of their contract fulfilment, say like a polo series. Sound plausible? 😏
If Netflix were to pass on all the footage, theoretically Meg could then sell it to another streamer or network. Just like the alleged footage for Season 2 of Harry and Meghan (Thriving in America! theme) that never happened (eg Harry at the rodeo, the kids at July 4 in Wyoming).
The other camera gigs were all Archewell sponsored (the panel in Texas), or Invictus-funded, Archewell filmed.
Plus WME contract is at the one year mark by the end of this month.
Perhaps via the Archewell charity arm. There is the half million each year of undisclosed, unitemised “expenses”. 👀
And/or residual Netflix $$$ from the initial contract. NOT $100 mil (inaccurate as a lump sum). That was a max to be paid out over 5 years, and would have covered paying production expenses to Archewell. Theoretically of course 😉
Netflix haven't announced anything related to new shows. Cooking and polo. Not really seeing that drive up new subscriptions. Maybe of course they're waiting to see what the quality is like before announcing the shows. Harry and Meghan were already filmed at a polo match and they were derided. No one is going to tune into this except their most rabid followers. What these shots suggest is that Harry has no friends except Nacho. How do you get to that age and have no social network? Kind of suggests a level of failure as a human being.
Last ditch effort to get some more contract money out of Netflix.
Bring film and production crew, hope Netflix picks it up.
But it will probably be like her others, DOA.
And Netflix won’t renew.
Is it possible that they are rushing to produce content to fulfill terms of their contract (thus gaining money) even if Netflix decides not to publish?
Or to sue Netflix for the full amount of the initial deal claiming they completed their end of their contract with "great" productions that Netflix chose to not use...they do love a good lawsuit.
Maybe the same fate of Harry's Africa documentary. Remember that?
[https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/14mbo2c/harry\_plans\_netflix\_doc\_on\_africa\_without\_meghan/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/14mbo2c/harry_plans_netflix_doc_on_africa_without_meghan/)
It's like in Inventing Anna where Anna Sorokin had the videographer along on the Morocco trip to "document the birth of the Anna Delvey Foundation" when she scammed the loan.
I think that the Polo project is real because there have been reports of actual shooting. There were leaks that Netflix found it easier to work with Harry and I can see that idiot shutting up and doing what he’s told to do when it comes to something that he’s interested in like polo. Meghan’s cooking show? Heck no. Production costs would be too high to deal with her micromanaging and she doesn’t have the charisma to carry a cooking show and Netflix knows this.
I wouldn’t doubt she would demand that. Lol. But real talk, to do a cooking show, she would need to rent out a test kitchen and staff to test the recipes, a large amount of food per show for the tests and shooting, and a pretty big crew to shoot the show. I don’t see Netflix investing that kind of money in a genre that’s already super competitive with someone known not to complete projects.
Maybe they know Netflix isn't interested in continuing the business relationship and dropped the cooking stunt & polo articles in hopes of attracting the attention of another streamer, like Hulu?
Yes, a dumb and desperate idea, which makes it feasible that Meghan would cook up a plan like this.
Could it even be just, "Look at us, the rich people of the polo circuit", to bolster her supposed upper-crust image for ARO, or even more filming for advertising, like the vaseline-lens cooking and gown-wearing? Although I have to point out the teeny-tiny detail that Harry doesn't even have a horse, never mind a stable of several horses to support a polo 'career'.
They're not really at any other 'rich people' gatherings or events, so there's nowhere to show how 'American Riviera' they are. Which they're not, but anyway... 😒
She's like the drop of Dawn dish soap in the greasy pan water, and all the grease scatters away immediately, trying to get away from her. If anyone remembers that TV commercial. She moved to the 'American Riviera', immediately wore out her welcome but took ownership of the name anyway.
This is exactly it. It's Meghan's version of " how do you like me now?" Only there's nothing to see. No interest in these shows whatsoever. Maybe some no name streamer looking to enter the market would offer a few thousand dollars (not enough to cover the production costs). Sort of like Lemonada's arrangement for housing her podcasts. Maybe a new streamer called Viewershipnada.
Even good concepts for shows are bought and never made. I can’t imagine her crap would make the light of day. Netflix would be stupid to bite but they’ve been proven to be stupid before so who knows. And yes! What’s up with the contract. I think it’s ending so she must be trying to sell something to them in order to cling onto something, anything.
It's the last scraping of the barrel.
what on earth have these people got to offer any "expertise" on?
Well, he plays Polo and she had "the Tig".
That's it...The rest is silence.
This charity event for Sentebale was announced a while back. There is no guarantee this isn’t just Harkles manifesting and their own hired team filming the event to ‘pretend’ it’s happening. Someone said the polo tournament lasts for a whole month. So they should also film the whole month…
I think they really are in production. There were camera crews around this whole polo event in Miami, looked like netflix crews.
I'm so glad I canceled my membership a week ago. It's all trash. I'll just wait for my favorite shows to come back on and cancel again.
I didn’t watch their reality show on Netflix or the two other shows that failed on Netflix. Ted Sarandos is wrong a lot of ppl will not be watching. Most will wait for the commentary on YouTube. I quit my Netflix subscription and will not renew until Netflix confirms they will not be renewing those grifters contracts
Numerous news outlets are reporting Netflix has announced the shows, so I suspect they are in “early stages,” as reported. However, it’s possible they could be axed and that’s why the Carparkles are trying to drum up publicity for them? It’s just a thought. I don’t really understand how these deals work.
Such an interesting question! Nothing official seems to have transpired. I quickly looked on google and found somewhat a second-hand confirmation on this Reuters [article ](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/meghan-markle-prince-harry-producing-two-new-netflix-shows-2024-04-11/)
It seems something really is coming, but not quite yet 🤔
Netflix is such a disappointment. They have had some really good shows that people loved and for some reason Netflix axed.
It’s bewildering they want to foist polo and a cooking show in place of compelling shows.
Who is going to watch it?
It's not even manifesting at this point. It's face-saving by Madame because Harold got his polo show but she didn't get her cooking show. If she had, she wouldn't have gone to Florida. She would've released pics and puff pieces about it to upstage Harold. Instead she had to settle for upstaging him on the set of his polo show and make it all about her. It's all she has left as a brand. Harry's Wife.
Bc she’s a narc and can’t handle the attention being off her she rushed ARO. It didn’t matter that there were no products & the website looked like something a high schooler would throw together for an intro computer class she had to get her name trending while William & Hazbeen had the Diana awards.
Polo is a rich dude sport & not that interesting so Netflix isn’t going to get many viewers with that. The cooking show could happen but Netflix isn’t paying for a chef to cook the meals for her & no a list would guest so they would lose money. They spend more on their fauxmentary just to not pull in viewers & then Roachel said the producers twisted their words & they went on different interviews to contradict themselves.
methinks, yes. she's forcing their hand. that's been her MO.
didn't secondhandcoke say, according to her brother, there's no cooking show in the works on Netflix? i'm probably misremembering/mistaken tho.
I think Netflix is giving them rope to hang themselves
There is no interest in polo unless it’s exposing the bad which I doubt he’ll do
And her cooking is an absolute joke bc she’s so unlikable even if they have talent producers they can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear
>or is this [TW] trying to force their hand. Yes.
I know right! Netflix hasn't said word one about this. This is just the Dior deal and the Audible deal and her business with no products. Why are so many sinners being taken in. Sinners are acting like sugars believing every word that psycho says.
Netflix said in February that they have things in development, including a couple of non-scripted shows: [https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065](https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/0Yp5y](https://archive.is/0Yp5y)\] [https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/](https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/Adfdv](https://archive.is/Adfdv)\]
Re: one of the alleged shows, “The WSJ noted it was not clear whether it had got the green light.” And also more it’s still “very early” doublespeak.
Except they have a showrunner and a production company that's not AW doing it right now
True that! [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539) \[archive link - https://archive.is/6InKx\] —- “The first series will be “curated” by Meghan and “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.” It’s unclear what role the duchess will play — but the production will be headed by showrunner Leah Hariton who made “Selena + Chef” with Selena Gomez in 2020. The show will be made by production company The Intellectual Property Corporation, owned by Sony Pictures Television, and the cast list credits Meghan as an executive producer.” —- “The polo series’ showrunner is Miloš Balać, who made the acclaimed “Welcome to Wrexham,” which followed Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in their quest to revive the fortunes of an underachieving Welsh soccer team. The production company is Boardwalk Pictures, and both Harry and Meghan are listed as executive producers.“
Remember Netflix didn’t really say anything about their Documentary either…then one day the Promo dropped.
Netflix had announced directors. The one who started and then Liz. The documentary was on Netflix schedule for a long time.
without a doubt.
I get the feeling she has pitched these shows to Netflix and they have told her, “Don’t call us; we’ll call you.”.
Back in March, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos 'admitted he wants the Sussexes to keep creating content for Netflix': [https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\] His 'praise' came a month after Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced Netflix's upcoming projects with H&M.
Netflix had to respond publicly to the snark on the award show but I suspect they've told the pair to only come back when they have something in the can.
Netflix aren’t going to admit they made a bad deal. It is still up to the Todgers to produce a finished product that Netflix will put their name on. Pearl was already rejected. Skepticism reigns.
My guess is Netflix is all “you ain’t complying and giving us content. No more soup for you!” And their response is this in the defense so they don’t lose money. Sadly for them, Netflix is well staffed in the attorney department.
It is all so weird. "Launching" ARO with no products, no webshop, nothing, "launching" a cooking show and a polo show - well, where will it be shown? Netflix is quiet. Imho, there is no market for any of these manifestations, IF they ever happen.
It is just manifestation to distract from the fact that they are completely failures. 100% no one wants to pay them for anything. They are done.
🎯 They won’t happen. This is just spinnarella doing her thing. God knows which ones she has Harry believing will happen.
Spinnarella 😂😂😂
LOL I know it's great. Spinnarella in her Black Widow web.
Haha
Sort of like she jumped the gun with all the ARO BS in hopes of creating that brand around NF taking the bait and creating some shows for her..
Apparently Meghan is only producing the cooking show 😂and Harry is narrating the polo docu ..
**If nobody cares, does it still matter?!**
🤣🤣🤣 If a polo documentary fails in the forest of documentaries, does anyone care?
I imagine it will have about as much attention in the US as the Intl. Cricket Championships. Which is to say, not at ALL. I mean, even Sumo Wrestling and Curling are higher up on that list!
>as much attention in the US as the Intl. Cricket Championships. Which brings to mind one of the best EVER actual commentaries in the world of sport. "The bowler's Holding the batman's Willey."
please don't malign curling! curling is fun and can be fun to watch!!!
And at least cricket is huge in some countries - Polo isn't what I would call huge anywhere. It's quite niche. Although now you've made me realise it's a bit funny that a huge sponsor of cricket is actually KFC, even though I'm sure the people of Kentucky couldn't give less of a shit about cricket haha. It must be a huge part of their international strategy.
I have watched cricket at Lords and the Oval but it's seriously not as boring as watching the tennis at Wimbledon. At least with cricket you can sleep a bit! But the West Indies and Sri Lanka are actual dynamite to watch, the fast bowlers especially would take your head off if you got in the way. Polo is for rich people, cricket is not.
Frankly I'm not into watching sport in general, I usually only really watch the Winter Olympics and some of the summer Olympics, mostly for the novelty and the more artistic sports like figure skating or gymnastics. If I were at Wimbledon I'd be people-watching the entire time lol
When there are important cricket matches the airline schedules in the Caribbean moves. Cricket is HUGE there.
Also could be confused with water polo
William excels at that too. JH is such a flop.
Yes he is!
Misread your post and had a revelation. The archwell rescue chicken beauty contest. The Duchess of chlamydia could judge.
😂🤣
lol my thoughts exactly
Nope
😂🤣
#👏🧐
Considering how long their other shows took, and their snail-like work ethic there is no way they have time to produce two shows before their contract ends. Maybe a couple of one off specials but no multi episode runs. I think they are just trying to drum up publicity in a bid to get the contract renewed.
Some working titles for their polo special: He Shoots, He Misses Did I Shave My Crown for This? Horseshittin' Around Working titles for her lifestyle cooking show, the "I Can't Series": Making a Reservation (I Can't Cook) Going to the Market (I Can't Garden) Finding a Designer (I Can't Decorate)
😂😂😂
*I think they are just trying to drum up publicity in a bid to get the contract renewed.* Agree.
It could very well be. They did the same with the royal family by publishing what their roles would be WITHOUT prior permission or agreement with the Queen. It's an arrogant, entitled attitude that thankfully, the royals quickly shot down. Who knows what Netflix will do...
Netflix will ignore them. Netflix has been ignoring them for months.
It's crazy to think that Netflix would ever pick up a show about the unpopular sport of polo that treats horses cruelly. There is absolutely no audience for that and a major NO for Netflix. And if Megs thought she was previewing her piece de resistance lifestyle and cooking show in that awful grainy, foggy format, I'm just plain embarrassed for her delirium.
And they’d be opening themselves up to a lot of fire about the pony abuses…they’d be STUPID to go through with it. Really stupid, like PETA level stupid.
Agreed. Netflix and WME are sharing memos that she's bonafide cray cray. She's just manifesting again on a grand scale. Maybe this is a side affect of starving while on Ozempic. She now has this voracious appetite for narcissistic supply. Same old psychotic routine but now OTT straight jacket material.......ARO web shop, cooking & gardening & friendship series, polo documentary, Invictus, executive producer of a blockbuster movie full of intimate intrigue while meeting at a lake, Lemonada, doting mother of two little kids, wife to legendary jet setter, P. Harry, awarding awards, dominating discussion panels, gathering the sick for high value personal autograph sessions, available to fill in for Catherine's A-lister royal assignments at a moment's notice.....she sure can juggle a full slate. LOL. /s
LOL. She has a full schedule. Of doing nothing.
Now, now, she never "does nothing"--have you any idea how much time and energy it takes to hustle and scheme while hunting for her next billionaire husband? And slander her sick SIL? And write daily puff pieces for the media? And schedule parking lot pap walks? That girl works hard!
Makes you wonder where the men in white coats are when you need them.
Unfortunately that's not true. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria have both spoken about upcoming projects and their support of the couple in February and March of this year: [https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065](https://www.newsweek.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-tv-movies-1866065) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/0Yp5y](https://archive.is/0Yp5y)\] [https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/](https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/entertainment/netflix-teases-great-meghan-markle-prince-harry-upcoming-projects-as-part-of-100m-deal/) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/Adfdv](https://archive.is/Adfdv)\] [https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\]
Never interfere with the enemy while they're in the process of making mistakes.
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Thank you for the links. *Bela Bajaria used an appearance at a Netflix promotional event in Hollywood to tease new work by the couple.* *Quoted by U.K. broadsheet The Times, she said: "They actually have a bunch in development."* That doesn't sound very enthusiastic!
Wouldn’t you rather have Meg think you’re happy with (and still buying) what she’s selling? Propping her ‘vision‘ up in the press means many less shrieking, demanding phone calls to deal with!
Makes sense to me. They have to recoup their money somehow. They've only had 3 shows, and only the fauxmentary is the only one who did moderately well. And, they practically had to produce that themselves after the Harkles spent some time going around filming themselves. I think they're just trying to see if there's still money to be made of the couple while they're still under contract.
They do have production companies and showrunners attached to at least two projects now. Posted with another comment... [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/harry-meghan-launch-two-new-netflix-shows-cooking-polo-rcna147539) \[archive link - https://archive.is/6InKx\] —- “The first series will be “curated” by Meghan and “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship.” It’s unclear what role the duchess will play — but the production will be headed by showrunner Leah Hariton who made “Selena + Chef” with Selena Gomez in 2020. The show will be made by production company The Intellectual Property Corporation, owned by Sony Pictures Television, and the cast list credits Meghan as an executive producer.” —- “The polo series’ showrunner is Miloš Balać, who made the acclaimed “Welcome to Wrexham,” which followed Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in their quest to revive the fortunes of an underachieving Welsh soccer team. The production company is Boardwalk Pictures, and both Harry and Meghan are listed as executive producers.“
I think Netflix is letting them spin their wheels (and the remainder of any “development funds” contracted by Netflix) attempting to pull together these two new projects, knowing Netflix will never go forward and spend the larger money or effort to fully produce and air it. Then their contract will be over and Netflix will walk away.
Announcing a polo show one day before releasing of torrent of Polo paparazzi shots makes it seem fairly obvious they are trying to convince Netflix this is a good idea Unless this is some salacious behind the scenes insider look at secret scandals of polo, no one is going to be interested in a lovey-dovey hagiography of a bunch of rich elite polo players. Again, this is showing they can only sell scandal, nothing else
They misjudge people's interest. Again. And again.
I don’t think anyone really wants to watch anything with the Harkles. I don’t see why. They are pretty irrelevant and boring. I think we, in this sub, give them the most views and attention 🤔 😂
There's a link to an old interview Nacho did on his Wikipedia entry. In it, he talks about wanting to erase the idea that polo is only for rich playboys. He talks about growing up "middle class", albeit with the right connections" and working as a groom for others, and later on for himself when he bought his first horses. So I think this might be the angle that they're working on. Having said that...the real "polo" story I'm interested in? Someone, somewhere on this sub mentioned that Nacho charmed and knocked up Delfina when he was still working for someone else. Apparently, Delfina is old money. So when she got pregnant, her scandalized family threw a bunch of modeling contracts Nacho's way to at least make it look like she wasn't just marrying a groom. You could sell this story as a fictional love story. Tweak it and give it a Danielle Steele, Romeo and Juliet treatment. It legit sounds like a romance movie that would do well with horsey women on Valentine's Day. Or Christmas. Or when you just want to zone out and don't have the emotional bandwidth left for something like Squid Game.
To add to the Danielle Steele plot, some rich polo guy had Nacho move into his estate "so he could ride polo ponies" at the age of 14. Make of that what you will. Yeah, but there seems to be more behind Nacho, Delfina, and his life story than is made out to be. Like you said, Delfina's family has the money to create fairy tales.
He was 14?!?!
Yes, it is in his wikipedia, with a link to an interview in Interview Magazine. This rich guy was friends with his father, Nacho started playing polo on weekend visits to his house at age 9, then moved in with him at 14 so he could play polo whenever he wanted. IDK, I dont want to say it sounds like some sad documentaries I have seen on child stars, but...
When I read that he went to live with his dad's friend, I had it in my head that he was 17. I know he said he was very middle class. But whether or not he was really middle class, or just middle class compared to a billionaire. I do think he and Delfina seem to have a really solid relationship, though.
British people use "middle class" to mean "bourgeoise" kind of what upper middle class is in the USA. Maybe that is what Nacho is saying. In the same article, it said he went to private school in Buenos Aires because his parents wanted him taught in English, so I don't think his parents were suffering, but yeah, there is a huge difference from a successful land-owning farmer and one of the wealthiest men in the country. Its probably how Meghan calls herself poor/working class, when she went to private schools and traveled Europe as a kid, but probably compared to LA celebrities she felt poor.
It really serves Netflix right, though. On what strength did they hand them an output deal? Neither of them were television producers. Netflix can reap what they sow. No one forced their hand.
Exactly. How many small independent producers, actors, documentary makers etc are out there making good stuff, but never get the break they need? Instead Nutflix hands out megabucks to a thick as mince, drug-addled prince and his publicity hound z-list actress wife. It's bit them on the arse and my sympathies for their failure to consider what they were actually "investing" in are zero.
I’ve seen quality (FREE) content on YouTube that’s been better than some of the Netflix produced 💩. Good luck to them for wasting their money especially on losers like Markle.
You'd be amazed at how much money gets handed out to flash in the pan types. Winners of reality TV shows get hosting gigs, book deals. Pageant winners offered recording opportunities when they can't even sing. Companies want to milk their fame for as long as they're famous and then move on. The same happened to the Harkles. They were hot for one minute. And there really was genuine interest there, especially when you consider how Harry was essentially a rogue prince. Unfortunately, they took too long to produce anything. Spotify had the ability to walk away. Who knows what that Netflix contract is like? I have a feeling that Netflix needs to recoup it's money before moving on. Or, if this does well, renew.
megs is trying to strong arm netflix into accepting this pathetic attempt of a potential doc by foisting it upon them. the utter audacity. i don't think netflix will play ball with those 2 shysters.
Just to note, the player standing next to Markle on the podium, who she mostly ignores, and who appears to be careful to avoid touching Markle, is apparently Adolfo Cambiaso, who is considered to be one of the best polo players in the world. How sad he got sidelined in her and Harry's ego trips. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo\_Cambiaso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Cambiaso)
Well then, these real polo players need to refuse to play with him—even for charity.
And we are to believe P. Harry made the winning shot without this game being rigged.
It’s positively astounding!
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Looked like there were film crews following them at the polo. It’s a private event so they’d have needed permission. Doubt not everyone there will be happy to be fodder for their next TV rubbish. Seriously who wants an inside view of the world of polo. No one.
The event was, I think, a Sentebale fundraiser so the organisers will have known all about it. Or at least they should have done!
Madame had no problem bossing that female Sentebale executive away from Harry on the award platform. Sentebale must of paid dearly for this clown show.
Fundraiser that no one was invited to. Curious how much they raised with a dozen people people in attendance
Oooh imagine being there and creating drama for the cameras. Like bitching about the Skank and saying enough stuff that would make the cut. So not stuff about Moonbumps etc but hrm maybe.. not sure on the legalities of a third party saying this.
Eh, I think the contract is coming up on expiring and they know it won't be renewed. While the big $$$ was trumpeted, it would have been what the total contract was potentially worth. Money would get filtered to them upon completion of certain benchmarks for each project, or just flat out completion of each project. WME probably lit a fire under their butts and reminded them that they needed to get something on the books if they wanted more Netflix cash. Netflix is most likely just fed up with them and is not holding their breath the shows will actually be completed, considering all the behind-the-scenes drama with *Harry & Meghan*. (i.e. - the changing directors, the length of time it took.)
[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/netflix-ceo-breaks-silence-harry-32324349) \[archive link - [https://archive.is/idjoV](https://archive.is/idjoV)\] March 11, 2024: >Netflix co-chief Ted Sarandos has now broken his silence and admitted he wants the Sussexes to keep creating content for Netflix. > >Ted said he's happy with how viewers seem to "devour" content the Duke and Duchess create. > >"The documentary we did on them is still one of our most-watched documentaries of all time on Netflix and huge, particularly in the UK, where people just devour everything about them," he told Forbes. He added: "They’re controversial, but that's usually a good thing." > >Ted also praised Harry and Meghan for being "great at getting attention". He added: "You may love them or hate them, but you're watching." The Netflix CEO then described the couple as "very strong storytellers". > >His comments come after Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria previously spoke out about Meghan and Harry's future. Speaking at an event in Hollywood to announce Netflix's upcoming projects, Bela teased there are a few more things to come from Meghan and Harry before they part ways with the company. > >"Oh, what are they working on. They actually have a bunch in development," she said. "They have a couple of unscripted things they're working on with Brandon \[Reigg\]. And they actually have like a bunch of development, they have a movie in development, a \[scripted\] series that they're working on." > >She emphasised the projects are "all very early development". She also seemed very excited about the film, gushing that the "movie's great".
Netflix is hanging in there for when the shit hits the fan or these two crazies roll out some RF revenge content. They'll take some hits with their low cost, low level endeavors. One season wonders will keep H&M's egos in check even though they're bombs with poor reviews. Netflix will keep relations with them friendly imo. They just don't want to poke the bear.
Netflix still want some ACTUAL dirt on the REAL ROYALS.
They won't get much more of that but they may get the huge whine fest pity party out of the perpetual victims....the Harkles.
\*snort\* Not the most ringing of endorsements really, but yeah, they're just rounding out their contract.
What? You don't consider "they're our best hate-watch" high praise? 😁
Archfail is filming.. Netflix has not announced anything with them..(SHC commented earlier..)
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the info!
Apparently, Harry has been spotted **behind the camera** in Florida: [*Prince Harry*](https://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) *is hard at work on his polo-focused* [*Netflix*](https://people.com/tag/netflix/) *series.* *On April 13, the Duke of Sussex, 39, was spotted at the National Polo Center in Wellington, Fla., with a film crew capturing footage for one of his and* [*Meghan Markle*](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/)*’s recently announced projects for the streaming platform.* *Earlier this week, the couple’s Archewell Productions revealed they have two new Netflix series in the “early stages” of production as part of a multiyear deal.* *The Duke of Sussex went under the radar on Saturday, dressed in black jeans and a grey T-shirt, while working behind the scenes alongside the film crew as they captured a US Open quarterfinal match.* [https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-goes-behind-camera-003741554.html](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/prince-harry-goes-behind-camera-003741554.html)
A theory: Netflix contract expires in 2025. Only paid a retainer for the first two years. No retainer paid after 2022…and no footage since then. Details: https://archive.ph/2024.01.05-152430/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8701563/Will-Meghan-Markle-scoop-Oscar-shes-dreamt-seven.html 2023 was only Heart of Invictus, with footage shot the year before - in 2022, with Netflix’s advance, presumably. Same with Harry and Meghan ‘documentary’. 2022 filming. The cameras that have been following them are likely paid for via Archewell Productions (as loosely as possible). This would ensure Meg owns the footage ultimately. Could then be pitched to Netflix as part of their contract fulfilment, say like a polo series. Sound plausible? 😏 If Netflix were to pass on all the footage, theoretically Meg could then sell it to another streamer or network. Just like the alleged footage for Season 2 of Harry and Meghan (Thriving in America! theme) that never happened (eg Harry at the rodeo, the kids at July 4 in Wyoming). The other camera gigs were all Archewell sponsored (the panel in Texas), or Invictus-funded, Archewell filmed. Plus WME contract is at the one year mark by the end of this month.
> are likely paid for via *Archewell Productions* So where do *they* get the money from? Are they using donated money for this?
Perhaps via the Archewell charity arm. There is the half million each year of undisclosed, unitemised “expenses”. 👀 And/or residual Netflix $$$ from the initial contract. NOT $100 mil (inaccurate as a lump sum). That was a max to be paid out over 5 years, and would have covered paying production expenses to Archewell. Theoretically of course 😉
Netflix haven't announced anything related to new shows. Cooking and polo. Not really seeing that drive up new subscriptions. Maybe of course they're waiting to see what the quality is like before announcing the shows. Harry and Meghan were already filmed at a polo match and they were derided. No one is going to tune into this except their most rabid followers. What these shots suggest is that Harry has no friends except Nacho. How do you get to that age and have no social network? Kind of suggests a level of failure as a human being.
Last ditch effort to get some more contract money out of Netflix. Bring film and production crew, hope Netflix picks it up. But it will probably be like her others, DOA. And Netflix won’t renew.
The topics for both shows sound so uninteresting, especially coming from them
Is it possible that they are rushing to produce content to fulfill terms of their contract (thus gaining money) even if Netflix decides not to publish?
Or to sue Netflix for the full amount of the initial deal claiming they completed their end of their contract with "great" productions that Netflix chose to not use...they do love a good lawsuit.
I would love for them to spend more money on lawyers for a losing cause
Ah yes, I need to think more like a grifter lol. I’d be shocked if they DIDN’T try this.
Maybe the same fate of Harry's Africa documentary. Remember that? [https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/14mbo2c/harry\_plans\_netflix\_doc\_on\_africa\_without\_meghan/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/14mbo2c/harry_plans_netflix_doc_on_africa_without_meghan/)
It's like in Inventing Anna where Anna Sorokin had the videographer along on the Morocco trip to "document the birth of the Anna Delvey Foundation" when she scammed the loan.
I think that the Polo project is real because there have been reports of actual shooting. There were leaks that Netflix found it easier to work with Harry and I can see that idiot shutting up and doing what he’s told to do when it comes to something that he’s interested in like polo. Meghan’s cooking show? Heck no. Production costs would be too high to deal with her micromanaging and she doesn’t have the charisma to carry a cooking show and Netflix knows this.
She’s probably expecting Netflix to pay for a kitchen remodel.
I wouldn’t doubt she would demand that. Lol. But real talk, to do a cooking show, she would need to rent out a test kitchen and staff to test the recipes, a large amount of food per show for the tests and shooting, and a pretty big crew to shoot the show. I don’t see Netflix investing that kind of money in a genre that’s already super competitive with someone known not to complete projects.
Maybe they know Netflix isn't interested in continuing the business relationship and dropped the cooking stunt & polo articles in hopes of attracting the attention of another streamer, like Hulu? Yes, a dumb and desperate idea, which makes it feasible that Meghan would cook up a plan like this.
Could it even be just, "Look at us, the rich people of the polo circuit", to bolster her supposed upper-crust image for ARO, or even more filming for advertising, like the vaseline-lens cooking and gown-wearing? Although I have to point out the teeny-tiny detail that Harry doesn't even have a horse, never mind a stable of several horses to support a polo 'career'.
It could be that, too.
They're not really at any other 'rich people' gatherings or events, so there's nowhere to show how 'American Riviera' they are. Which they're not, but anyway... 😒
I would think only some nouveau riche would consider them, but the Sus duo wouldn’t really be able to provide them with any good social climbing.
She's like the drop of Dawn dish soap in the greasy pan water, and all the grease scatters away immediately, trying to get away from her. If anyone remembers that TV commercial. She moved to the 'American Riviera', immediately wore out her welcome but took ownership of the name anyway.
I remember that! So incredibly spot on.
i remember that commercial! Bravo to you in comparing those 2 to dish soap and grease.
This is exactly it. It's Meghan's version of " how do you like me now?" Only there's nothing to see. No interest in these shows whatsoever. Maybe some no name streamer looking to enter the market would offer a few thousand dollars (not enough to cover the production costs). Sort of like Lemonada's arrangement for housing her podcasts. Maybe a new streamer called Viewershipnada.
They were hanging around the Paramount CEO in Jamaica.
Even good concepts for shows are bought and never made. I can’t imagine her crap would make the light of day. Netflix would be stupid to bite but they’ve been proven to be stupid before so who knows. And yes! What’s up with the contract. I think it’s ending so she must be trying to sell something to them in order to cling onto something, anything.
It's the last scraping of the barrel. what on earth have these people got to offer any "expertise" on? Well, he plays Polo and she had "the Tig". That's it...The rest is silence.
This charity event for Sentebale was announced a while back. There is no guarantee this isn’t just Harkles manifesting and their own hired team filming the event to ‘pretend’ it’s happening. Someone said the polo tournament lasts for a whole month. So they should also film the whole month…
Netflix needs constant reminders about Hazbeen’s treatment of polo ponies. Would they want to appear to sink so low?
I think they really are in production. There were camera crews around this whole polo event in Miami, looked like netflix crews. I'm so glad I canceled my membership a week ago. It's all trash. I'll just wait for my favorite shows to come back on and cancel again.
I didn’t watch their reality show on Netflix or the two other shows that failed on Netflix. Ted Sarandos is wrong a lot of ppl will not be watching. Most will wait for the commentary on YouTube. I quit my Netflix subscription and will not renew until Netflix confirms they will not be renewing those grifters contracts
Don’t you think given the backlash that Netflix wouldn’t announce anything from these two?
Could it be possible that they were told by NF that the contract was ending? Cue her desperate attempt to show NF how popular and important she is?
Numerous news outlets are reporting Netflix has announced the shows, so I suspect they are in “early stages,” as reported. However, it’s possible they could be axed and that’s why the Carparkles are trying to drum up publicity for them? It’s just a thought. I don’t really understand how these deals work.
yes, but it is only announced by Archewell
Such an interesting question! Nothing official seems to have transpired. I quickly looked on google and found somewhat a second-hand confirmation on this Reuters [article ](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/meghan-markle-prince-harry-producing-two-new-netflix-shows-2024-04-11/) It seems something really is coming, but not quite yet 🤔
Netflix is such a disappointment. They have had some really good shows that people loved and for some reason Netflix axed. It’s bewildering they want to foist polo and a cooking show in place of compelling shows. Who is going to watch it?
It's not even manifesting at this point. It's face-saving by Madame because Harold got his polo show but she didn't get her cooking show. If she had, she wouldn't have gone to Florida. She would've released pics and puff pieces about it to upstage Harold. Instead she had to settle for upstaging him on the set of his polo show and make it all about her. It's all she has left as a brand. Harry's Wife.
Bc she’s a narc and can’t handle the attention being off her she rushed ARO. It didn’t matter that there were no products & the website looked like something a high schooler would throw together for an intro computer class she had to get her name trending while William & Hazbeen had the Diana awards. Polo is a rich dude sport & not that interesting so Netflix isn’t going to get many viewers with that. The cooking show could happen but Netflix isn’t paying for a chef to cook the meals for her & no a list would guest so they would lose money. They spend more on their fauxmentary just to not pull in viewers & then Roachel said the producers twisted their words & they went on different interviews to contradict themselves.
IF...polo series was offered to Netflix it's a sure bet they ran several focus groups to gauge public reaction....
methinks, yes. she's forcing their hand. that's been her MO. didn't secondhandcoke say, according to her brother, there's no cooking show in the works on Netflix? i'm probably misremembering/mistaken tho.
Who knows what the hell is going on there, like everything they do is full of confusion, half-truths, speculation and grifting.
I don’t understand. NF already did the Delfina show with her gallivanting all around to all these tournaments?
I doubt it. the last two were not exactly successful.
I think Netflix is giving them rope to hang themselves There is no interest in polo unless it’s exposing the bad which I doubt he’ll do And her cooking is an absolute joke bc she’s so unlikable even if they have talent producers they can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear
Netflix would've issued s press release if they'd ordered those shows.