Netflix vows to stand by Meghan and Harry: Bosses insist they are 'excited' at future projects including romance film and cookery show despite rumours £80m deal could be axed after disappointing ratings and poor reviews

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

Amid increasing rumours the streamer wants to portion ways with the couple, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria insisted that the streamer remains 'excited' astatine the imaginable of aboriginal projects with Harry and Meghan.

Prince Harry's five-part documentary POLO was deemed a flop with critics deeming it 'boring'.

The mates failed to bash immoderate precocious illustration promotion for the task sparking claims that determination were problems with their £80m streaming woody with Netflix. 

However, Ms Bajaria stood steadfast that the streaming elephantine remains committed to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's future, and insisted that Ms Markle's caller manner cooking bid With Love Meghan volition beryllium a hit.

Asked wherever Netflix 'stand with that deal' Ms Bajaria told the Mail: 'We person Meghan's caller amusement coming out, which is great.'

'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.'

It is the archetypal clip a elder Netflix enforcement has gone connected the grounds to corroborate that The Sussexes volition determination guardant with projects.

Ms Bajaria added that Meghan is moving connected a surface adaptation of the bestselling romance caller Meet Me astatine the Lake by Carley Fortune.

However arsenic yet it remains successful 'development' and has not been greenlit for production.

Asked whether the movie is 'definitely coming out', she insisted: 'It is successful development. It is simply a large book, she had it and we are blessed to bash it.'

'And 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 American powerhouse Netflix.

The crisp US basal up comic mocked Harry and Meghan successful beforehand of a packed location including Netflix's astir elder bosses arsenic they unveiled their 2025 shows and movie enactment up.

His remark came amid speculation successful media circles of troubles with the multimillion lb TV accumulation woody for the couple, branded by 1 Spotify enforcement arsenic 'grifters'.

Interestingly successful a glossy PR brochure, promoting the biggest 2025 releases, the ex actress's caller cooking amusement With Love Meghan did not feature.

That amusement oregon immoderate different Sussex projects were not referenced erstwhile during Netflix Chief Content Officer Bajaria's hr agelong presumption of their biggest projects this year.

Mulaney took purpose astatine the California based Royals during his comedic signifier announcement of his caller Netflix chat amusement Everybody's Live.

He noted of his show: 'This is simply a truly amusive experiment. Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix fixed much wealth to idiosyncratic without a circumstantial plan.'

His barb had the assemblage successful stitches and immoderate members of the assembled media looking shocked - fixed however Netflix person stood by The Sussexes for astir 5 years.