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." Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Relationship Timeline 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. 'Harry and Meghan,' 2022. Courtesy YouTube / Courtesy Netflix 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." Princess Diana's Quotes About Sons William and Harry Before Her Death "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 Po
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