In what critics are now calling “the most expensive misfire in streaming history,” Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s long-hyped Netflix deal has officially gone from royal fairytale to global punchline.
According to leaked internal reports and plummeting viewership statistics, the couple’s latest Netflix projects — including With Love, Meghan and Heart of Invictus: Polo Edition — have failed to attract even a fraction of the viewership their 2022 docuseries Harry & Meghan once commanded. One insider at Netflix was even quoted (anonymously) saying, “If we wanted slow-motion avocado cutting and soft lighting, we’d just rewatch Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop channel.”
The internet, of course, is having a field day. TikTok compilations mocking the couple’s “artsy but empty” production style have racked up millions of views. One viral comment summed it up:
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Is the World Tired of the Sussex Brand?
After signing a $100 million deal in 2020, expectations were sky-high. But critics now claim that the Sussexes have exhausted public goodwill. Their content is increasingly seen as out-of-touch, overly curated, and—perhaps most damning—boring.
In With Love, Meghan, audiences were reportedly “underwhelmed” by a minimalist cooking show featuring curated recipes, soft background jazz, and long monologues about “intention.” One British reviewer wrote: “I learned more from a packet of salt than I did from Meghan’s kitchen.”
Meanwhile, Prince Harry’s Heart of Invictus: Polo Edition suffered a worse fate. Billed as a celebration of resilience through sport, the documentary was slammed for focusing more on expensive drone shots of polo ponies than on actual stories of wounded veterans.
From Global Icons to Meme Material?
What was once a brand of empowerment and modern monarchy is now being memed mercilessly. Comedians have labeled the couple “The Kardashians of Montecito,” and screenshots of their shows are now used as reaction GIFs online—with captions like “When you’ve got $100M and still no plot.”
Even longtime royal watchers have started asking the uncomfortable question: Was the Sussex Netflix deal just hype over substance?
According to streaming data leaks reported by Decider and The Daily Wire, Meghan’s latest show ranks at #383 in global viewership — barely scraping 5.3 million streams, while older reruns of Friends still dominate. Harry’s polo documentary? Barely cracked 500,000 viewers.
Netflix Staying Silent… for Now
Netflix has not released an official statement, but rumors are swirling that the platform may scale back or even terminate the Sussex partnership. One executive reportedly told The Spectator: “We didn’t invest in royal lifestyle vlogs. We expected real storytelling.”
Whether this is just a PR rough patch or the beginning of a very public downfall, one thing is clear: Meghan and Harry’s Netflix era is no longer being taken seriously — and around the world, people are laughing.
