Prince Harry's Invictus Games documentary 'flops as it is fails to hit Netflix's Top 10 streaming chart in US or the UK'
- The Sussexes' latest media venture was released on Netflix on Wednesday
- It is understood that the docu-series has failed to impress viewers at home
Prince Harry's new Netflix documentary 'Heart Of Invictus' has reportedly failed to hit Netflix's Top 10 streaming charts in both the UK and US following its release earlier this week.
Harry's latest media venture was released on Netflix on Wednesday as part of the Sussexes' £80million deal with the streaming giant - following last year's offering of the controversial docu-series 'Harry & Meghan'.
The five-episode series features athletes preparing for last year's edition of the games and saw Harry open up about his mental health struggles after returning from military duty in Afghanistan. His wife Meghan Markle appears only briefly in several scenes in support of Harry.
The Invictus Games is an annual international sporting event for wounded and injured service people and veterans founded by the Duke back in 2014.
But while the show has received positive ratings from the critics, it's understood that the series has failed to impress the viewers at home.
![Prince Harry's new Netflix documentary 'Heart Of Invictus' has reportedly failed to hit Netflix's Top 10 streaming charts. He is pictured in the series (centre) along with Meghan Markle (left)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74989403-12473127-image-a-74_1693657933463.jpg)
Prince Harry's new Netflix documentary 'Heart Of Invictus' has reportedly failed to hit Netflix's Top 10 streaming charts. He is pictured in the series (centre) along with Meghan Markle (left)
![The release of 'Heart Of Invictus' comes as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour on Friday night at the SoFi Stadium in California](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74989405-12473127-image-m-94_1693658234926.jpg)
The release of 'Heart Of Invictus' comes as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour on Friday night at the SoFi Stadium in California
![Prince Harry speaks about his trauma following his tour in Afghanistan, in the new documentary](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74864501-12473127-Prince_Harry_speaks_about_his_trauma_following_his_tour_in_Afgha-a-76_1693658093338.jpg)
Prince Harry speaks about his trauma following his tour in Afghanistan, in the new documentary
Newsweek reported that 'Heart Of Invictus' has so far failed to find any popularity with users of the streaming platform - missing out on reaching the daily Top 10 chart on each of the three days since its release.
'Heart Of Invictus' was reportedly intended to be the first of the Sussexes' projects released in partnership with Netflix but was delayed.
It now looks like the documentary will follow in the steps of their offering 'Live To Lead' released at the end of last year. The series - which featured interviews with leaders like Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Greta Thunberg who were 'committed to making a difference in the world' - failed to pick up much traction with viewers.
Harry and Meghan may have been expecting the new programme to hit similar levels to that of their eponymously titled Harry & Meghan docu-series.
The series reportedly broke streaming records following its release and became the UK's most watched subscription TV series last year. The first episode alone was seen by an average of 4.5m people in seven days after its release.
Despite not being as popular with viewers, the series has not been short of bombshells.
In the show, Harry claimed he did not have a support network after returning from serving in Afghanistan and his trauma dating back to his mother Princess Diana’s death was 'never discussed'.
Harry also explained that it was only when he returned from war that he became aware of trauma he still had from Diana dying in Paris in 1997 when he was aged 12.
Harry said that when he returned from war in 2008, the 'biggest struggle for me was no one around me really could help', adding: 'I didn't have that support structure, that network or that expert advice to identify what was actually going on with me.'
![Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seen at the Invictus Games in The Hague in April last year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74864527-12473127-Prince_Harry_and_Meghan_Markle_are_seen_at_the_Invictus_Games_in-a-77_1693658096145.jpg)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seen at the Invictus Games in The Hague in April last year
![Harry and Meghan both feature in the new Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74864525-12473127-Harry_and_Meghan_both_feature_in_the_new_Netflix_documentary_abo-a-78_1693658099261.jpg)
Harry and Meghan both feature in the new Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games
![Harry is seen chatting during a hike with his friends, former Invictus competitors presenter JJ Chalmers (left) and David Wiseman, and says: 'I've always had myself down as being the dad that I could never be serving while having kids. And you both did, right?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74864491-12473127-Harry_is_seen_chatting_during_a_hike_with_his_friends_former_Inv-a-79_1693658101707.jpg)
Harry is seen chatting during a hike with his friends, former Invictus competitors presenter JJ Chalmers (left) and David Wiseman, and says: 'I've always had myself down as being the dad that I could never be serving while having kids. And you both did, right?'
![The Duke of Sussex high-fives a veteran during the new Netflix documentary Heart of Invictus](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/02/13/74387811-12473127-The_Duke_of_Sussex_high_fives_a_veteran_during_the_new_Netflix_d-a-80_1693658112247.jpg)
The Duke of Sussex high-fives a veteran during the new Netflix documentary Heart of Invictus
He also told the show: 'Unfortunately, like most of us, the first time you consider therapy is when you are lying on the floor in the foetal position probably wishing you had dealt with some of this stuff previously. And that's what I really want to change.'
The Duke of Sussex is asked by an interviewer: 'What's your name?', and he replies: 'My name's Harry.' The interviewer then says: 'What do you do, Harry?'
He replies: 'What do I do? On any given day? I'm a dad of two under-three-year-olds, got a couple of dogs, husband, I'm founding patron of Invictus Games Foundation. There's lots of hats that one wears, but I believe today is all about Invictus.'
Also in the show, Harry and Meghan were seen in a private moment together before a speech at the Salute to Freedom Gala for veterans in New York in November 2021, in which the duke can be heard confiding in the duchess about his nerves.
Harry is heard saying: 'We haven't done this for a while... My heart [is] like "digidigadigadiga"'. He paces around nervously backstage.
All five episodes of the docuseries were made available at 8am UK time (midnight California time), following prior speculation that it had been cancelled by Netflix.
The show has been released ahead of next month's Invictus Games to be held in Dusseldorf from September 9 for eight days and attended by Harry and Meghan.
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