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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second Netflix production, Live to Lead, appears to have been a commercial flop, according to a recent report.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second Netflix production, Live to Lead, appears to have been a commercial flop, according to a recent report.

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The series features interviews and conversations with influential leaders in government and activism, but it failed to receive nearly as much attention as their successful docuseries, Harry and Meghan.

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article suggesting that Live to Lead did not meet Netflix’s standards for success.

The series premiered on December 31st, 2022, with seven episodes.

Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were referenced on the title card, they did not feature in the show.

Sources at both Netflix and the Sussex’s production company, Archwell, confirmed that Live to Lead did not make it into Netflix’s top 10 lists.

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    While there is little information about the show’s ratings available, it is evident that it was not a rousing success, as it was referred to as a flop in the WSJ’s article.

    Live to Lead followed Hot on the Heels of Harry and Meghan, which focused on the couple’s love story, their wedding, and their experience living with the rest of the royal family until 2020.

    The WSJ suggests that the couple has had difficulty keeping viewers’ attention with projects that do not involve them.

    An insider suggested that they have struggled to select projects that match their brand.

    According to sources at Archwell, Netflix may potentially sever its relationship with the couple.

    Despite the corporation paying $100 million to protect the Sussexes when they relocated back to the US, only two projects have been completed so far.

    One more was abandoned early in the production process, while at least two more were turned down before they started.

    While contracts are won and lost in business, it is the way that contracts are closed that can cause major headaches.

    Meghan Markle has just hired talent agency WME, and they will have to work hard to follow the brief she gave to Sunshine Sachs: “I want you to repair and rebuild my damaged image.” She may have been upset by comments made by Spotify executive Bill Simmons, who called the couple “F’ing grifters” and said that he had tried to help Prince Harry with a podcast idea.

    PR expert Edward Coram James, chief executive of GoUp, says that this could spell trouble for the couple, whose media successes so far have relied heavily on slamming their estranged royal relatives.

    “The only undisputed major media success that the Sussexes have seen in the past few years have been scandal-led,” he said.

    “The problem is that many only tuned into these out of voyeurism, in the same way that many people watch Celebrity Big Brother.

    People just love to see the inner workings of celebrity, especially when scandal is involved.

    But the Sussexes have probably run out of road in the scandal space.

    Put simply, there’s probably not much more to reveal, and even if there were, it’s likely that the public will have lost interest.”

    It remains to be seen whether Markle and Prince Harry will be able to turn their media fortunes around.

    With their Netflix contract expiring in 2025, they will need to find projects that resonate with audiences and match their brand.

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