Overview

• Ted Sarandos offered his first public comments since the couple shifted to a multi‑year first‑look deal, praising Meghan Markle’s influence and reaffirming support for the partnership.
• He cited product sell‑outs linked to items spotlighted around their content, pointing to examples like low‑cost shoes and a high‑end blanket selling out worldwide.
• Netflix has an equity interest in Meghan’s As Ever brand, aligning streaming exposure with retail revenue tied to food, wine and related goods.
• Season 2 of With Love, Meghan struggled to chart and drew lukewarm reviews, contrasting with the record‑setting 2022 Harry & Meghan documentary that Sarandos called a major success.
• External commentators have labeled the original 2020 pact an “expensive failure,” arguing most value came from the documentary while subsequent projects underperformed, even as Netflix defends the renewed collaboration.