Prince Harry's new polo program for Netflix has been suggested as the final attempt by the company to try and make good out of its reported $100 million dollar deal with himself and Meghan Markle.
"Polo seems like a last-ditch effort to squeeze something out of Prince Harry specifically," royal expert Kinsey Schofield shared when reacting to the streamer's show descriptions.
Since launching the partnership with the newly evicted royal rebels in the fall of 2020, the platform has received only three nonfiction shows from the duo. The original contract called for children's programming, scripted series', and films, in addition to documentaries. Of Harry & Meghan, Live to Lead and Heart of Invictus, only their namesake doc made an impression on the streamer due to "explosive" ratings thanks to "hopes of royal gossip."
"Basically, the original six-part reality show they gave the world was the Oprah interview 2.0 — millions of its viewers were simply there to see what they would say next," a Tinseltown insider spilled. "It is probably the most fast-forwarded show Netflix ever did, and now that they know its all a cash grab, those millions of eyeballs won't click their stuff [anymore.]"
But now with the app's major recent press release to build interest in the duo's two separate, lifestyle-oriented shows, Schofield claimed this was a message the company wanted "luxury, glamour, [and] aspirational content," which polo falls into. "Netflix knows that any scenes of Prince Harry with his guard down are of interest to the public."
The app shared news of the programs amid the wake of Meghan's glossy new product line rollout, Netflix is said to be "livid" that the ex-actress and Prince Harry "dared" to focus on anything other than their deal with the streamer.
"Netflix has given a $100 million dollar contract to the Sussexes, and now the Sussexes are going to have to start singing for their supper because Netflix wants payback," royal expert Michael Cole dished. "They don't give away all that money for nothing."
"Prince Harry is going to do this polo series, and she's going to do this lifestyle series, but it won't be shot at their house or their hilltop Camelot in Montecito," he added. "It will be shot at a very nice house nearby, but not their own. One of the ways they're earning their living is by selling themselves, that is their unique selling point. The fact that they have royal status."
When asked by an interviewer if Meghan's new product from American Rivera Orchard would catch on with the public, Cole stated: "I think it will. People will sign up for it. I hope the jam tastes nice, not too sugary. If it's good, then it will sell. But it really is quite a step down from the pedestal they were once on."
Daily Express reported on Schofield's remarks.
