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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Briane Nebria

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Branded Hollywood Outcasts, Lose 25 Employees as Netflix Deal Crumbles: Report

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle_on_Christmas_Day_2017.jpg)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's multi‑million‑pound partnership with Netflix is unraveling in California, four years after the couple signed a reported £75 million deal once billed as their big Hollywood breakthrough. The streaming giant has downgraded the arrangement to a more modest 'first‑look' agreement, while reports in the US and UK suggest the Sussexes have shed at least 22 to 25 staff and several publicists during their post‑royal reinvention.

Meghan and Prince Harry moved to the United States in 2020 after stepping back as working royals and quickly turned to entertainment and publishing to secure financial independence. Netflix was the centrepiece of that plan.

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