Netflix drops Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’ By Reuters

By Maria Ponnezhath

(Reuters) – Streaming platform Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:) stated on Sunday it had determined to cease work on Meghan Markle’s household sequence “Pearl” because it reviewed animated content material.

Dropping a number of initiatives, together with Markle’s, was a part of strategic selections on manufacturing of animated sequence, the corporate stated in a press release, with out offering additional particulars on its determination.

Archewell Productions, the corporate shaped by Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, stated final yr that she could be an government producer of “Pearl”. The sequence was to be centered on the adventures of a 12-year-old woman who’s impressed by influential ladies from historical past.

The couple is formally generally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Archewell didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Netflix additionally determined to not transfer ahead with the 2 animated kids’s sequence “Dino Daycare” and “Boons and Curses.”

The choice to cancel these exhibits comes after Netflix reported a lack of 200,000 subscribers within the first quarter, falling effectively in need of its forecast of including 2.5 million.

Final yr, Netflix prolonged a deal for animation movies with Comcast (NASDAQ:) subsidiary Common Footage, a transfer that was anticipated to assist Netflix maintain on to little one viewers.

Netflix stated on Sunday it will proceed to work on initiatives with Archewell, together with the beforehand introduced documentary sequence “Coronary heart of Invictus”. This can deal with athletes competing within the Invictus Video games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022.

Netflix didn’t reply to a question on whether or not it will lower extra animated exhibits.