Harry and Meghan’s Netflix partnership changed in August 2025, when the streamer announced a multi-year first-look agreement with Archewell Productions. The announcement confirmed a continuing relationship, but did not disclose a contract value.
That leaves an important gap in claims about how much the couple now earn. A change in the type of agreement does not, on its own, reveal their pay, production budgets or take-home income.
What Netflix actually announced
Netflix’s August 11, 2025 statement described a first-look deal covering Archewell’s film and television projects. It also referred to its partnership with Meghan on the As ever lifestyle brand.
A first-look arrangement generally gives a partner an initial opportunity to consider projects. It does not mean every proposed programme will be commissioned. Netflix’s announcement did not publish the contract’s detailed approval, payment or exclusivity provisions.
The original 2020 deal was widely reported as worth $100 million. That reported headline figure should not be treated as proof of the amount the Sussexes personally received, or used to calculate a pay cut from an undisclosed new contract.
The dates in the announcement matter
The 2025 press release listed a second season of With Love, Meghan for that August and a holiday special for that December. Those were 2025 plans, not announcements of September or December 2026 releases.
ABC News’s contemporaneous report also identified the planned adaptation of Carley Fortune’s Meet Me at the Lake and the documentary short Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within. A project listed as being developed should not be described as released without a subsequent release confirmation.
What the announcement cannot tell us
The public statement establishes what was announced in August 2025. It does not establish the couple’s current household finances or prove why they make decisions about where to live.
Assessing those questions would require additional evidence, such as disclosed financial terms or an on-record explanation. Commercial speculation should remain clearly attributed rather than presented as a conclusion from the Netflix announcement.
Correction, September 17, 2026: The earlier headline asserted a fall in the deal’s value without disclosed figures. The article also carried 2025 programme plans into a 2026 timeline. Both have been corrected; unsupported claims about earnings and theatrical performance have been removed.