Prince Harry and Meghan Markle infamously quit the Royal Family in 2020 to live a more private life in the US.
18.05.2022 - 00:05 / deadline.com
Ava DuVernay’s Wings of Fire, an animated series adaptation of the family fantasy books which had been in development at Netflix since 2021, is the latest victim of animation cuts at the streamer, sources close to the project confirm to Deadline. We hear several other projects are not moving forward as well.
DuVernay’s Wings of Fire, written by Tui T. Sutherland, was to be adapted into ten 40-minute episodes. The series was centered around a bitter war that has raged for generations between the dragon tribes who inhabit the epic world of Pyrrhia. According to prophecy, five young dragons will rise to end the bloodshed and bring peace back to the land. Raised and trained in secret from the time they were hatched, the Dragonets of destiny – Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight, and Sunny – embark on an evolving quest that will bring them face to face with their true selves and the overwhelming scope of this savage war they are destined to bring to an end.
Dan Milano and Christa Starr were adapting the series, and were to serve as showrunners and exec producers. DuVernay, Sutherland, Sam Register and Sarah Bremner also exec produced.
The nixing of Wings of Fire follows Netflix’s decision not to move forward with Pearl, Meghan Markle’s animated series that had been in development. It hailed from Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions as part of their Netflix deal. Netflix also previously scratched two other animated series that were in production — Dino Daycare from Ada Twist, Scientist executive producer Chris Nee, and the South Asian-inspired adventure Boons and Curses.
Earlier today, we reported that Netflix had eliminated about 150 positions from its workforce amid a slowdown in the company’s revenue growth.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle infamously quit the Royal Family in 2020 to live a more private life in the US.
K.J. Yossman Guillermo del Toro and Kid Cudi are among the names that will appear at Netflix’s inaugural Annecy International Animation Film Festival showcase next month.The streamer is also bringing masterclasses and the world premiere of Chris Williams’ sea monster adventure “The Sea Beast,” starring Karl Urban and Dan Stevens, to the festival, which takes place in France.Netflix’s showcase will offer an exclusive first look at del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion adaptation of “Pinocchio,” with the filmmaker attending in person to discuss the project, as well as the first look at “Entergalactic,” the adult animated series from Kid Cudi (AKA Scott Mescudi) and Kenya Barris, which is based on Cudi’s album of the same name.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly filming an At Home With The Sussexes docuseries for Netflix.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have been filming at their $14million mansion in Montecito, California, for the series, that is set to be part of their mega £112million deal with the streaming giant. It has been added that the royals, who are celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary today, were joined by their camera crew when they went to New York last September and Netherlands last month for the Invictus Games.The camera crew have also been given access to their stunning mansion, according to Page Six - however, it is unclear whether their adorable children Archie, three, and 11-month-old Lilibet will star in the show.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are facing “disaster” after their new Netflix series has been cancelled, according to a royal expert.The Duchess of Sussex’s series, Pearl, has been dropped by the streaming service as part of a series of cutbacks. Deadline reported that due to a drop in subscriber numbers, Netflix are making several cuts including some which impact Meghan and Harry's project.