Three years after its explosive debut, the Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary continues to shape public perception of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — and not always in the ways they might have hoped.
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When the six-part series dropped in December 2022, it shattered streaming records. But the backlash was equally dramatic. British newspapers were swift to condemn what they called a one-sided retelling of events, with one critic dubbing it an act of "glossy wizardry" designed to cast the Sussexes as heroes against the royal family's villains. Marie Claire On Rotten Tomatoes, the series earned a critics' score of just 46% and a dismal audience score of 19%. The Mirror
The documentary's legacy has complicated the couple's Hollywood ambitions. Netflix is now reportedly pushing for content that moves beyond the couple's personal grievances against the British monarchy, while the industry openly questions whether the Sussex brand has enough staying power to sustain audiences on topics unrelated to royal family drama. HELLO!
The numbers back that concern. Meghan's cooking show With Love, Meghan is reportedly facing an uncertain future after a significant drop in ratings, while their documentary Cookie Queens failed to attract a distributor after its Sundance premiere. Now To Love
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