Netflix Cancels Meghan Markle’s New Show Before It Even Airs 

Meghan Markle is the latest creator to fall victim to Netflix’s animation budget cuts, with her planned show Pearl being canceled before even being released. The series, executive produced by the Duchess of Sussex, is the latest Netflix animated series to get canned, joining other shows including Bone.

The series was meant to be about a 12-year-old girl named Pearl, who on a journey of self-discovery, sought to get inspiration from extraordinary women in history.

Markle described the show’s premise this way: “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges.”

Originally reported by Deadline, Pearl was but one of many works planned by Archewell Productions, the studio created by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, after the couple left their royal duties and moved to the U.S. With plans to make Netflix original programming including documentaries, features, and children’s shows, it’s reported that Netflix still has every intention to move forward with its original programming with Archewell Productions, just minus the children’s animated series planned to be Pearl.

Already in 2022, the company has already canceled nine original series including Space Force, Raising Dion, Pretty Smart, On The Verge, The Baby-Sitters Club, Archive 81, Another Life, Gentefied, and Cooking with Paris. Last week, two other planned children’s animated series were canned, including Dino Daycare and Boons and Curses.

The cancellations follow Netflix’s recent subscriber drop, which saw its share price drop to its lowest price since 2018.

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Christian Angeles is a freelance writer for IGN.

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