Prince Harry 'planning new Netflix project without Meghan Markle' after Spotify disaster

Harry and Meghan are under pressure to churn out winning content for Netflix after signing a lucrative deal with the streaming giant.

Earlier this month, the Sussexes were dropped by Spotify after Meghan's Archetypes series left executives underwhelmed.

Prince Harry said in 2017 regarding Africa: "This is where I feel more like myself than anywhere else in the world.

"I wish I could spend more time in Africa."

A source told the Page Six: "Obviously, Harry has a lot of roots in Africa and he feels at home there."

A Netflix insider confirmed the project was one of a number of ideas that the Duke of Sussex has been discussing.

Harry and Meghan are working on a separate project for Netflix titled Bad Manners.

The Sussexes are working on a new show inspired by Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

Harry and Meghan are developing the show based on a feminist version of Miss Havisham from Dickens' famous novel according to the Wall Street Journal.

However, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been accused of ripping off the idea.

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The Sussexes' mooted "feminist" prequel is almost identical to an adaptation made a decade ago, it has been claimed.

Several adaptations have already focused on Miss Havisham's character.

Most recently, award-winning actress Olivia Coleman played Miss Havisham in a 2023 series.

Dr Emily Bell, an English professor and editor of The Dickensian told the Mail: "It’s not necessarily feminist to rehash Miss Havisham's life, and I'd be very concerned this adaptation would fall into the trap of thinking a focus on this iconic character is inherently feminist – or somehow it's doing more than Dickens in fleshing out a backstory that engages the viewer in the same voyeuristic misery again."