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Harry and Meghan Shift to First-Look Netflix Pact With Reduced Exclusivity

By giving Netflix priority on projects—including Season 2 of With Love, Meghan; a December holiday special; the Masaka Kids documentary short; an adaptation of Meet Me at the Lake—the new pact frees Archewell to seek other partners if Netflix passes.

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Meghan Markle smiles during filming of the first season of With Love, Meghan wihich dropped on Netflix in March 2025.

Overview

  • The multiyear first-look deal replaces the Sussexes’ 2020 overall agreement, ending Netflix’s exclusive streaming rights to Archewell Productions content.
  • Immediate deliverables under the pact include Season 2 of With Love, Meghan later this month and a With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration special in December.
  • Netflix will release Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within—a documentary-short about an orphanage in Uganda’s Masaka region—later this year.
  • Archewell Productions is in active development on a feature adaptation of Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel Meet Me at the Lake.
  • The agreement continues Netflix’s backing of Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand but is reported to offer smaller guarantees than the Sussexes’ original ~$100 million overall deal.