It comes two years after Prince Harry released his Polo documentary, which flopped in rankings and ratings. But a royal expert questioned whether the Sussex couple’s new project will be a success. Veteran royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams noted the bad rankings of Polo, Harry’s previous doc on Netlix, and claimed the new drama will follow a similar route.
Viewers were far from enthralled by the Netflix doc Polo, which ranked a lowly 3,442 out of roughly 7,000 titles, drawing only around 500,000 views.
He told the Daily Express: “When the Sussexes documentary on polo, in which they hardly appeared, flopped badly on Netflix, this was predictable.
“It was a boring look at an elitist sport. So far, polo has been unlucky for them. However, they are executive producing a drama series, with Dynasty writer Francesca Hu on board.
Mr Fitzwilliams added: “The problem is that Harry isn’t very bright and Meghan isn’t very talented.
“If I were a viewer, I wouldn’t bother to watch a rival to Rivals and, betting on the Sussexes, at the present time, doesn’t seem like betting on a winner to me.”
The new drama will reportedly be set in the “high-flying equestrian town” of Wellington, Florida.
It will be co-produced by Archewell Productions and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire, as per Deadline.
Harry and Meghan’s new project will be written by Francisca X. Hu, who will also serve as an exec-producer alongside the Sussex couple and and head of scripted content Tracy Ryerson, and Fake Empire’s Schwartz and Savage.