The streaming giant, Netflix, has canceled the Duchess of Sussex’s animated series amid spending cuts.
The streaming giant canceled Pearl, an animated series by Meghan Markle, before the children’s show even premiered. Pearl was set to be the first animated series from Archewell Productions, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle’s company.
The show is among many being dropped by the streaming platform as it looks to save money amid a decrease in subscribers and an influx of competitors.
The children’s series was to center on a 12-year-old girl inspired by influential women throughout history.
According to Deadline, the cancellation came amid the streaming site’s cutbacks.
Netflix did confirm, however, that it would continue working on other Archewell Productions projects, such as the documentary series Heart of Invictus, which will focus on athletes competing in the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games for injured veterans in 2022.
Last month, Netflix revealed its total number of users had dropped by 200,000 from January to March and said about two million more were likely to cancel subscriptions by July.
Prince Harry and Meghan, who moved to the US in 2020 after announcing they were stepping down as working members of the British royal family, signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix that same year.
