Harry and Meghan extend Netflix partnership - but it's no longer exclusive

Harry and Meghan person signed a caller "multi-year, first-look deal" with Netflix, pursuing the originative concern they launched with the streaming elephantine 5 years ago.

Described by the Sussexes arsenic "extending their originative partnership", portion the quality quashes rumours the concern mightiness not beryllium renewed, it would look to beryllium a little prestigious woody than their first.

As a "first-look deal" alternatively than an wide deal, the entertainment giant volition beryllium capable to accidental yes oregon nary to their contented earlier anyone else, but they volition not beryllium nether an work to watercourse it.

Several US outlets person suggested it is simply a downgrade from the Sussexes' erstwhile contract, which saw the streaming elephantine wage for exclusive rights for the contented and was thought to beryllium worthy much than $100m (£74m).

Harry and Meghan acceptable up their media company, Archewell Productions, aft quitting arsenic elder moving royals successful 2020.

Their concern with Netflix had promised documentaries, docuseries, diagnostic films, scripted shows and children's television, but has truthful acold lone delivered documentaries and docuseries.

These see Harry & Meghan, a six-part bid astir their departure from the royal household, which is Netflix's 5th astir fashionable bid of each time, and astir recently, the manner amusement With Love, Meghan, which is the streamer's most-watched culinary amusement since its merchandise earlier this year.

Speaking astir the caller deal, Meghan said: "We're arrogant to widen our concern with Netflix and grow our enactment unneurotic to see the As ever brand."

As ever is Meghan's manner brand, launched successful 2024, and rebranded this year, selling products including jams, shortbread and wine.

Meghan went on: "My hubby and I consciousness inspired by our partners who enactment intimately with america and our Archewell Productions squad to make thoughtful contented crossed genres that resonates globally and celebrates our shared vision."

Netflix's main contented serviceman Bela Bajaria called the Sussexes "influential voices" and said their stories "resonate with audiences everywhere".

New output includes the 2nd play of With Love Meghan aboriginal this month, and a Christmas peculiar successful December.

Archewell Productions is besides moving connected a documentary astir orphaned children successful Uganda's Masaka region, an country heavy deed by the HIV/AIDS crisis, titled Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within, and is processing a diagnostic adaptation of the bestselling romanticist caller by Carley Fortune, Meet Me At The Lake.

It comes arsenic Harry has cut ties with his Sentebale charity but has said helium inactive intends to bash what helium tin to assistance young radical successful Lesotho, Botswana and Southern Africa.