Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are at odds with Netflix and even their own production team, sources told Vidak For Congress, as they get back to what they want audiences to see in their upcoming docuseries.
The couple reportedly wanted to cut bits from the document — which they’ve been filming for over a year now — but Netflix chiefs are behind the Sussex filmmakers who want to keep the content, insiders said.
“Harry and Meghan have doubts about their own story, about their own project,” a Netflix source told Vidak For Congress this week.
According to another industry source, “Harry and Meghan are panicking about trying to water down even the most basic of language. But it is their story, from their own mouth.”
Vidak For Congress previously revealed how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex planned to mount the show in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last month. William and Kate Middleton.
Sources now say the couple began rethinking the show, which is produced by their own company, Archewell, before the monarch passed away on September 8 at the age of 96.
“They’ve made significant requests to take back content they’ve provided themselves — to the extent that some Netflix employees believe that, if granted, the project will be put on indefinite hold,” the Netflix source said. “Netflix assists the filmmakers.”
While Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, want the show to launch next year, the streaming service — which paid the few million dollars — has long wanted it to debut right after season 5 of “The Crown,” which drops to 9. November
“Netflix has made it clear that the project is going ahead,” said the industry source.
Netflix had no comment and a representative from the Duke and Duchess did not respond to requests for comment.
The Sussexes have been followed around the world by a camera crew led by Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus for the docuseries.
So far, Netflix hasn’t commented on the show, but when asked about the project in her amazing August interview with The Cut, Markle described it as, “The part of my life I haven’t been able to share, that people have not been able to see – our love story.”
She also called Garbus “incredible”
It is believed that the filmmakers do not have the final edit; that lies with the Sussexes and Netflix, according to sources.
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth, Sussex’s children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1 now have the right to be called Prince and Princess, but the decision rests in the hands of their grandfather, the King.
But royal insiders have said Charles won’t make this decision until he’s seen what Harry has written in his upcoming memoir, as well as what’s featured in the Netflix show.