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Sussexes Rework Netflix Partnership as 'With Love, Meghan' Season 2 Prompts Criticism Over Chrissy Teigen

The pact transfers more financial risk back to Archewell, underscoring their pivot to performance-based content after the season’s trailer spotlighted Chrissy Teigen

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Overview

  • Harry and Meghan have replaced their 2020 exclusive Netflix deal with a multi-year first-look agreement that grants the platform first refusal on Archewell projects.
  • A trailer released August 14 previews With Love, Meghan season 2, which debuts August 26 and features Chrissy Teigen alongside José Andrés and Tan France.
  • Viewers have condemned Teigen’s appearance, citing her 2011–21 tweets urging Courtney Stodden to take their life and branding the casting at odds with Meghan’s anti-cyberbullying stance.
  • The first season of With Love, Meghan logged modest engagement, with about 526,000 US households tuning in during its first five days and roughly 5.3 million global viewing hours over its first year.
  • Archewell’s slate under the new deal includes a pre-Christmas holiday special and additional documentary projects in development.