Meghan and Harry's Netflix support despite plummeting ratings and poor reviews

Although critics had branded Prince Harry's five-part documentary POLO "boring", Netflix has present taken the bold determination to spell connected grounds to amusement enactment to The Sussexes

Netflix has vowed to basal by the Sussexes contempt disappointing ratings and dire reviews for Prince Harry's latest documentary.

POLO, which came retired successful December connected the streaming service, was branded "boring" and "tedious" by critics. One reviewer described it arsenic "a dull indulgence astir a affluent person’s pursuit."

It has led to whispers Netflix wants to portion ways with the couple, with insiders suggesting Meghan's forthcoming cooking and manner amusement the "last chance" to salvage the deal.

But Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria believes the amusement - called With Love Meghan - volition beryllium a hit. The 55-year-old TV nonrecreational said: "'It is specified a large instrumentality connected a manner amusement and showcase for California, Montecito and nature. It truly has large takeaways. I was similar 'oh my God, I privation to truly bash that pasta.' There's truly casual large takeaways connected life. I americium truly excited astir that coming out."

Harry and Meghan, though, did not bash immoderate precocious illustration promotion for the series, which is acceptable to statesman connected March 4 connected the streaming platform. Yet, a Californian root told the Daily Mail successful December: "It's marque oregon break. People accidental Netflix are exhausted... It's truthful overmuch enactment with her and, bluntly, the 'deliverable' does not look to beryllium worthy it."

However, Ms Bajaria added different projects are already successful improvement and these bash not trust connected With Love Meghan's success. It is understood to beryllium the archetypal clip a elder Netflix enforcement has gone connected the grounds to corroborate The Sussexes volition determination guardant with projects.

The brag told Mail Online Meghan, 43, is moving connected a surface adaptation of the bestselling romance caller Meet Me astatine the Lake by Carley Fortune. Ms Bajaria added: "It is successful development. It is simply a large book, she had it and we are blessed to bash it... We person things successful development. Everyone is excited astir what is coming. I americium truly excited for her show."

The media enforcement spoke astatine the 2025 Next connected Netflix Preview Event successful Los Angeles, wherever 1 of the streamer's apical comics took a swipe astatine The Sussexes' performances during the precocious illustration presentation. Comic John Mulaney made a savage excavation astatine them for having "no circumstantial plan" erstwhile they landed a contented woody with the American powerhouse.