Revisiting Meghan and Harry's Netflix Projects — And If They Ever Happened

One of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s first major business decisions after moving to the U.S. in 2020 was to team up with Netflix for a $100 million, multiyear deal to produce their own TV shows and movies.

When the deal was announced in September 2020, Netflix confirmed that the royal couple’s company Archewell Productions would “develop scripted and unscripted series, film, documentaries, and children’s programming.” Archewell brought in top executives from Disney and FilmNation to head up its new production division. The company’s first big project was the 2022 docuseries Harry & Meghan, which granted unprecedented access into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s lives following their decision to step down from royal family duties.

Meghan and Harry’s Netflix partnership was met with some criticism as some of the programming choices didn’t seem to align with what people expected from the expensive production pact with Netflix. In March 2025, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos defended Harry and Meghan as production partners for the streamer.

“I think Meghan is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture. When we dropped the trailer for the Harry & Meghan doc series, everything onscreen was dissected in the press for days,” he told Variety. “The shoes she was wearing sold out all over the world. The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world. People are fascinated with Meghan Markle.”

However, by July 2025, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that the Sussexes would not renew their production agreement with Netflix in September, as both parties agreed it was best to move on.

As Meghan and Harry’s partnership with Netflix ends, keep scrolling for a look back at their streaming projects.

Harry & Meghan

This six-part docuseries premiered December 8, 2022 as a means for Harry and Meghan to clear up myths about their marriage and their controversial exits from the royal family. Harry & Meghan was Netflix’s most-watched documentary debut, while the official U.K. ratings body later reported that Harry & Meghan was also the biggest new show launch of the year in the U.K.

Archewell tried to pile on the prestige by hiring Academy Award-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus to direct Harry & Meghan and attracting major guest stars like Serena Williams and Tyler Perry.

Netflix did not move forward with a second season of Harry & Meghan.

Live to Lead

Harry and Meghan hosted this seven-episode series, which featured interviews with politicians and thought leaders such as the late Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, climate activist Greta Thunberg and feminist icon Gloria Steinem, among others. Meghan and Harry’s Learn to Lead director Geoff Blackwell based the show on interviews and research he’d done with the Nelson Mandela Foundation to celebrate the late South African leader’s legacy.

The show attracted negative headlines when former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern released a statement claiming she had no direct involvement with Prince Harry and Meghan over the making of Learn to Lead. Instead, Arden said her interview featured in Live to Lead was conducted in 2019 with the Nelson Mandela Foundation for “printed and digital books, short films and audiobooks.”

“They were producing resources for future leaders with the focus on young leaders,” she said at the time. “I’ve not been involved in the decision-making around what happens next and I have not had direct contact with the Sussexes.”

While the New Zealand politician admitted she hadn’t been aware of how her clips would be used in Live to Lead until the trailer was released, Arden insisted she “stood by” the interview and consented to the footage being used however the Mandela Foundation saw fit.

Live to Lead released its first and only season on Netflix in December 2022.

Heart of Invictus

The first collaboration that Archewell and Netflix announced — though not the first to premiere — was a sports documentary series about the Invictus Games, the multi-sport competition Harry founded in 2014 for injured or sick veterans.

Harry executive produced and appeared on camera for the five episode documentary chronicling six athletes’ intense physical training for the 2020 Invictus Games.

Marketed by Netflix as a limited series, Heart of Invictus was perhaps the best received project that Harry and Meghan made for the streamer. Heart of Invictus received an 86% Fresh rating via Rotten Tomatoes in May 2023, with critics praising its “moving stories” and crediting the show for its depiction of “humanity at its best.”

Polo

Since Netflix had success with its behind-the-scenes Formula One docuseries Drive to Survive, Archewell took a crack at the format with five-episode exploration of the world of competitive polo.

Deadline reported in July 2025 that Polo only pulled in a disappointing 500,000 viewers — meaning it ranked as Netflix’s 3,436th most-watched show following its December 2024 premiere.

With Love, Meghan

Released in March 2025, With Love, Meghan was described by Netflix as an “inspiring series” that “reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old.” Each episode featured the Duchess sharing her personal how-to tips for candlemaking, tea party planning and picnic menus, among other activities.

With Love, Meghan was essentially a companion project for the duchess’ company As Ever, which has generated plenty of interest with its signature line of jams and Napa Valley rosé. (Unfortunately, As Ever had to apologize in July 2025 when it couldn’t meet fulfillment demand for its latest apricot jam.)

Meghan’s viral jam sensation was among the many headlines from the show, which according to Deadline, earned the streamer 5.3 million views since its March debut. Netflix ordered With Love, Meghan season 2 for a fall 2025 premiere even as it winds down its overall production deal with Archewell.

Meet Me At The Lake

Author Carley Fortune revealed in June 2023 that Netflix and Archewell Productions optioned her bestselling novel Meet Me at the Lake for a potential streaming movie.

“I’m thrilled to confirm that I’m teaming up with Netflix and Archewell Productions on the [adaptation] of Meet Me at the Lake,” the Canadian author confirmed via Instagram. “Will and Fern’s love story is dear to my heart, and I can’t imagine a more perfect partnership. Writing this book was a tremendous personal challenge, and to see it recognized in this way is truly incredible.”

The official synopsis for Meet Me at the Lake teased “a random connection [that] sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects.”

According to the New York Post, no director or cast were hired for Meet Me at the Lake as of July 2025. That same month, Fortune signed with one of Netflix’s leading competitors, Amazon’s Prime Video, to turn another of her books, Every Summer After, into a streaming series.

Bad Manners

The Wall Street Journal reported in June 2023 that Archewell was developing a prequel to Charles Dickens’ classic 1861 novel Great Expectations. Bad Manners would serve as an origin story for Dickens’ villain Miss Havisham, the scheming spinster who tricked young orphan Pip into falling in love with Estella. The scripted series would have filled in some gaps from Great Expectations, including what led to Miss Havisham being notoriously jilted at the altar.

At the time, Bad Manners was only in development and hadn’t been officially commissioned by Netflix. It has not been produced as of July 2025.

Pearl

DC Super Hero Girls and The Loud House writer Amanda Rynda signed up with Archewell in 2021 to create an animated series about a brave young girl whose adventures were inspired by history’s most influential woman. At that time, Meghan suggested that Pearl was something for a passion project for her.

“Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges. I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix, and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history,” she said in a statement. “[Producer] David Furnish and I have been eager to bring this special series to light, and I am delighted we are able to announce it today.”

Netflix shelved Pearl, along with several other animated projects in May 2022, according to Deadline.

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