The big picture
- Netflix expands reality TV projects, including lifestyle series.
- Meghan Markle is entering the California lifestyle guru space with the Netflix series.
- Meghan's new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, is launching soon.
Netflix has increased its number of reality television projects in recent years. While the streaming giant has turned to competition and dating series that are relatively easy to produce and lead to countless hours of binge-watching, they've also expanded their lifestyle reality shows. Series com Tidy up with Marie Kondo, Cooking with Parisi Master in Interior Design have proven they have what it takes to keep audiences on the edge of their seats, and if the streaming giant is known for anything, it's over-investing in a good thing.
Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harryoriginally signed a $100 million deal with Netflix in 2020. The documentary series Harry and Meghan was the initial result of this deal, followed by Prince Harry's sports documentary, Heart of Invictus. In March 2024, Meghan took to Instagram to announce the launch of her new lifestyle brand. American Riviera Orchard. The Duchess has a history in the world of lifestyle and wellnessafter running his popular blog The Tig for many years before formally closing the project once it became royal. Now back in California with her happy family and kicking off the launch of her new brand, Meghan recently finished another project of her own with Netflix.
Meghan Markle is California's new lifestyle guru
Move over Gwyneth Paltrow i Kourtney Kardashianbecause Goop i Poosh It will soon have even more competition in the Southern California guru space. Meghan enters the arena with what appears to be a high-concept take on lifestyle reality TV, to complement her stylish new brand that will sell food such as jams and preserves, as well as household items such as recipe books and crockeryaccording to a trademark application filed in February 2024. Speaking to Page Sixpublic relations consultant Mark Borkowski opined that the new cooking and lifestyle series “could be a relaunch of something new and interesting” for the Duchess.
Filming on the first season of the series recently wrapped, so Netflix should release it soon after editing is complete. Not that California has any shortage of lifestyle gurus, but the now-ex-royal couple has always had a lot of media attention, and if the success of the documentary about their love story is any indication , viewers will be interested to see what the actress-turned-guru-turned-guru is cooking up next.
Harry and Meghan is available to stream on Netflix.
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