Insiders scoff at Meghan and Harry’s reported $150M Netflix check
While some reports have said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s production deal signed this week with Netflix could be worth as much as $150 million, Hollywood insiders scoffed at the purported number and said the ex-royals likely got much less.
“Grey’s Anatomy” hitmaker Shonda Rhimes has a reported $150 million deal with Netflix, while “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris’ Netflix deal is reported to be worth $100 million.
A top Hollywood talent agent said he’d be “shocked if [the ex-royals’] deal was worth more than $2 million per year.” Others agreed and pointed out, “They are going to be producers, not content creators” like Rhimes.
An Oscar-nominated producer told us, “Hollywood is all about ‘comps,’ ” meaning comparable salaries around the industry. “If I was their agent, I would’ve asked Netflix to give me the Obama money,” not the amount of a proven Hollywood player.
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It has not been disclosed how much Barack and Michelle Obama made on their Netflix deal, or how many years Harry and Meghan’s pact will run. They will launch a yet-to-be-named production company, and Deadline reported that in development so far are a nature docuseries and animated series celebrating inspiring women.
An insider told Page Six that Quibi and others had been trying to woo the couple before they signed with Netflix.