Netflix Cancels Ezra Edelman’s Prince Documentary After Estate Dispute

The Oscar-winning director calls the decision 'short-sighted' as Netflix and the Prince estate plan a new project without his involvement.

Ezra Edelman spent five years creating a nine-hour Prince documentary, which Netflix and the Prince estate decided not to release in February 2025.
Edelman claims the estate flagged editorial concerns, not factual inaccuracies, and labeled the decision to shelve the project as 'a joke.'
The documentary reportedly included allegations of emotional and physical abuse by Prince, as well as accounts of his personal struggles and artistic brilliance.
Netflix announced it will collaborate with the Prince estate to produce a new documentary using exclusive archival material, raising concerns about creative control and transparency.
Edelman criticized the trend of sanitized celebrity documentaries and warned that the new project might lack the depth and complexity of his original vision.