Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed a lucrative deal to produce content for Apple TV+, Netflix and Spotify but the success of these ventures have been thrown into doubt.
They have announced a documentary about the Invictus Games, which are Harry's brainchild, as well as an animated family series called Pearl.
First out from Harry, for Apple TV+, was a series called The Me You Can't See which he did with Oprah Winfrey but unfortunately, it did not hit the right note with the critics.
The Guardian TV critic Lucy Mangan savaged his efforts when the show was released in May.
Reviewing the series, Lucy wrote at the time: “I have been knocking back the anti-emetic medicine since the trailer dropped, and the series itself is as cloying as expected.”
The series sees the Duke of Sussex open up about his childhood emotions after his mother, Princess Diana, was killed and the subsequent public show of emotion.
Among the celebrities who also speak about their own personal trauma is Lady Gaga, who says that she looks to recognise the privilege she enjoys by "giving back".
Harry speaks to Oprah about the moments that have former his life and other celebrities opening up about their experiences with depression, anxiety, OCD and other mental health problems.
In her review, Lucy pointed out that the series had a “two-tiered system” as "only Harry gets Oprah" while the other celebs only have the camera and crew to share their innermost feelings.
She wrote: "The two-tier system makes the creeping distrust of the enterprise harder to ignore.
"However real and affecting their experiences and difficulties are (and all those in Say It Out Loud are genuine, passionately articulated and frequently deeply moving), celebrity offerings valorise simply “telling your story”, not judging yourself and others, refusing to accept stigma and so on."
She added that while the contributions to the series are "pure", she questioned: "One might ask whether sharing stories always means giving back – or whether it can sometimes mean taking away.”
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix deal is an integral part of their hopes to be have their own income after they made a break from the Royal Family.
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