Netflix Executives ‘Worried’ as Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan Drops Out of Top 10 Amid Negative Reviews
Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, has fallen out of the global top 10 rankings, and insiders claim the streaming giant’s bosses are ‘concerned’ over the wave of negative reviews.
Despite Meghan’s enthusiastic announcement of a second season, it doesn’t necessarily indicate that the Sussexes’ $100 million deal has been renewed.
The show slipped from the top ten most-watched list in both the US and UK just six days after its release. “It’s not a runaway success,” a Netflix insider admitted, revealing that the second season was filmed back-to-back with the first last year.
On Friday, the Duchess was seen celebrating the renewal of her show, acknowledging she had made “mistakes” but emphasizing that she is “learning every day,” even as the series faces widespread criticism.
However, a Netflix insider linked to the commercial arm of the streaming giant told MailOnline that the reviews have left the bosses ‘worried’, particularly as Netflix is a partner in her As Ever brand.
The series, produced by Meghan, reimagines the genre of lifestyle programming, blending practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old. Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected. She and her guests roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, the garden, and beyond, and invite you to do the same.
Meghan’s father, Thomas, also gave a scathing review and expressed his disappointment over her decision to drop the Markle surname for Sussex. A new season does not necessarily mean her Netflix contract has been renewed, according to the source
Meghan’s show will be getting a second series ( Image: Netflix)
“I know they filmed the shows back-to-back so in theory there is no second season it’s like with lots of Netflix shows it is already in the bag at the same time as the first one. What this does is allow edits to be made to the show from feedback from press and Netflix viewers. It’s clever and cost effective. So no the overall contract hasn’t been renewed yet” the source explained.
The source revealed that the executives were ‘concerned’ about the negative feedback, particularly as they are business partners in her lifestyle brand, set to debut in their physical stores soon. .
“The industry bibles like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are not keen on it”, they disclosed. “Netflix bosses are all worried now because they have invested a lot in the product line. They don’t know when and how to roll it all out”. Netflix has announced plans to allocate space in two of their brand-new brick and mortar stores for this venture.
Earlier this week, Meghan introduced As ever, her lifestyle brand dedicated to beautifully crafted essentials. Developed in partnership with Netflix, the brand showcases a collection of products, personally developed by Meghan, over the past year, having been honed over years of home cooking and entertaining.
Meghan appeared on Drew Barrymore’s chat show in the US on Thursday to promote her lifestyle series and brand, and at one point during a baking segment, she was spotted moving a jar of her As Ever jam into the centre of the shot. Meghan chatted about her “funniest, sweetest, most charming” husband, the Duke of Sussex and told Barrymore their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have “very American accents” but say the word “zebra” with a British pronunciation.
