Netflix Drops Development of Meghan Markle’s Animated Series, Citing ‘Strategic Decisions’

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, attends the Athletics Competition during day two of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 at Zuiderpark in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 17, 2022. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation

Netflix said on Sunday that it has canceled the development of an animated series created by Meghan Markle as part of “strategic decisions” the streaming giant is making.

A Netflix spokesperson confirmed the decision to CNBC, noting that “Pearl” was one of several projects to be dropped by the company.