Dead on arrival. Pearl, the animated series created by Meghan Markle, will not air after all amid cuts at Netflix.The Duchess of Sussex, 40, was set to executive produce the series alongside David Furnish, Elton John‘s husband.
However, the series has been canceled as Netflix makes cuts, Deadline reported on Sunday, May 1. The streamer is reeling after their stock dropped in response to a recent drop in subscribers, and Pearl is one of several projects in development that they pumped the brakes on.Pearl was announced in August 2021 as one of the first projects from Archewell Productions, Meghan and Prince Harry‘s media company.“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,” the Suits alum said in a press release at the time. “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.”Deadline notes that Pearl hadn’t gone into production yet and was still in the development phase.
Archewell is still developing several other projects including The Heart of Invictus, a docuseries about the veterans competing in the Invictus Games, an event championed by the Duke of Sussex, 37.Meghan and Harry, who married in 2018, signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix in September 2020 after being offered nearly $100 million, sources told Us Weekly at the time.
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