Meghan Markle's animated show about a young girl has been dropped by Netflix.
The Archewell Productions show Pearl - one of two projects announced as part of her and husband Harry Windsor’s deal with the streaming service - was set to focus on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl inspired by influential women from history.
Meghan was to serve as an executive producer of the series alongside David Furnish - filmmaker and husband of Elton John - according to an announcement published on the Archewell website last July.
Pearl has been axed by Netflix as part of strategic decisions the streaming giant is making around animated series.
It is understood Netflix has decided not to move forward with development on several projects, one of which is Pearl.
This is believed to be not uncommon for development, and Netflix recently decided not to move forward with other animated series.
Harry and Meghan signed a multimillion-pound deal with Netflix in 2020.
The news that Pearl is being dropped comes after it emerged that Netflix lost 200,000 users over the first three months of 2022, falling well short of predictions it would add 2.5 million subscribers.
Netflix has stumbled in the face of increased competition from the likes of Disney, Amazon Prime and the reopening of cinemas.
The US firm has seen its share value cut in half over the past six months as investors have grown increasingly concerned by the change in fortunes.
