By Molly Claire Goddard
4:18pm PST, Feb 9, 2026
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According to an insider, the
Prince Harry– and Meghan Markle-produced documentary
Cookie Queens — which premiered at Sundance — is a big opportunity for them to impress the industry. "Clearly, there's a lot riding on this documentary. Honestly, it feels like this is their last chance at redemption and that this whole Hollywood experiment hangs in the balance," a source told
Page Six.
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While at the Utah film festival,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly "poking around for job opportunities" among the attendees. "It was only a few years ago that Harry and Meghan would've blown through Park City, like, well, royalty," the source said. "For years, they were riding high with a lucrative overall deal at Netflix and
Ted Sarandos [Netflix CEO] on speed dial."
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The launch of the documentary comes as Meghan Markle's Netflix series,
With Love, Meghan, reportedly will not continue. "It's not returning as a series. There have been conversations about holiday specials, but there's nothing in the works yet," a source told
Page Six.
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Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry signed a $100 million deal with Netflix in 2020. However, their agreement was downgraded to first look in 2025, meaning Netflix will have the first opportunity to buy their projects. "My husband and I were in an overall deal with Netflix — and then not just similar to Higher Ground in the
[Barack and Michelle] Obamas' deal — once that had come to its term, the extension of it, which was such an incredible sign of the strength of our partnership, was now being in a first-look deal," the Duchess of Sussex said during the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025 via
Daily Express.
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Despite having their latest film premiere in front of Tinseltown's elite,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly on thin ice after numerous failed ventures. "There is not only no appetite left for them in Los Angeles, but they've also worn through any goodwill they had," the source told
Page Six.
