Netflix quielty drops Meghan Markle's in-development animated series Pearl

Deadline

The family series that centers on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl who finds inspiration in a variety of influential women throughout history, which Markle produced via her and her husband Prince Harry's Archewell production company, isn't going forward amid Netflix's cutbacks. "It is worth noting that the project was still in the development stage, and insiders at the streamer said there remains bullishness on the Archewell deal with a number of projects percolating, including the upcoming documentary series Heart of Invictus," reports Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr. "And Markle has spent enough time in Hollywood as an actress to have heard the word 'no' in the past."