One of Meghan Markle’s most talked-about post-palace projects is quietly closing its doors. The glossy Netflix lifestyle series that promised an intimate peek into her new California world is, according to multiple reports, not coming back for another season.
For a moment, it looked like “With Love, Meghan” might become the duchess’s second act on screen. Now the cameras are stopping, the kitchen is clearing, and Meghan is redirecting her star power somewhere even more personal. Her own growing lifestyle empire.
‘With Love, Meghan’ Was Meant To Be a Signature
Meghan first launched “With Love, Meghan” as a soft-focus, aspirational lifestyle series on Netflix, built around cooking, crafting, and cozy rituals. The show was filmed in a rented mansion near her Montecito home, a detail she said was deliberate.
In an interview with People, Meghan explained that she chose not to film in the house she shares with Prince Harry and their children in order to protect what she called her family’s “safe haven.” The Montecito estate remained off camera. The rented property became the stage.
On screen, the Duchess of Sussex welcomed heavyweight culinary names, including Jose Andres, Roy Choi, and Alice Waters. She also invited friends like Chrissy Teigen and Mindy Kaling, along with her mother Doria Ragland, to cook, chat, and trade stories about family and tradition.
Across the two seasons, Meghan also peeled back the curtain on her relationship with Prince Harry. She told guests that it was Harry who said the “L word” first and that she truly realized she was falling in love with him, whom she affectionately calls “H,” during their third date on a safari trip to Botswana.
Harry himself largely stayed out of the spotlight. He appeared only briefly in the final episode of the first season. Although Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet, reportedly visited the set on some filming days, none of them featured in the series on camera.
Reviews, Rankings, and a Reality Check
Despite a high-profile rollout and heavy promotion, “With Love, Meghan” did not become a breakout Netflix juggernaut.
After its launch, critics were not kind. Reviewers described the series as “gormless lifestyle filler” and accused it of having a “tangible desperation” as it sought to position Meghan as a domestic and holiday tastemaker for a global audience.
On the review site Rotten Tomatoes, the series settled at an overall approval rating of 23 percent. In an official Netflix engagement report covering a recent six-month period, the streamer recorded 5.3 million global views for “With Love, Meghan” and ranked it at number 383 among all Netflix titles in that window.
Those numbers are far from disastrous for any ordinary show. For a duchess whose every move makes headlines, they signaled something else. A project that was visible, endlessly discussed, and yet not quite essential viewing.
Inside the Decision To End the Series
According to insiders who spoke to Page Six, the decision has now been made. “It is not returning as a series,” one source told the outlet. “There have been conversations about holiday specials, but there’s nothing in the works yet.”
Another insider suggested Meghan is not abandoning the lifestyle content her fans crave. She is just changing where it lives. “People will see similar cooking and crafting on Meghan’s socials for the brand, but more bite-sized,” the source said.
Behind the scenes, Meghan herself has reportedly acknowledged the strain that comes with mounting a full-scale streaming show. She has described the Netflix series as “a lot of work,” and those close to her say the focus now is on projects that give her more control and a tighter link to her products.
A representative for the Sussexes was contacted for comment on the reported end of the series.
As Ever Takes Center Stage
The main beneficiary of this pivot is clear. Meghan’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, which quietly began with small-batch products and a distinct soft-focus aesthetic, is stepping into the spotlight.
As Ever has already rolled out items like crepe and biscuit kits, jars of jam, and specialty honey. The brand’s Sage Honey with Honeycomb, which retails for a premium price point on its official website, has been singled out in brand newsletters as featuring one of Meghan’s “favorite” flavors.
According to a Daily Mail source, Meghan is expected to move away from those early crepe and biscuit kits and lean harder into products that dovetail with her long-standing passions, particularly wine and homeware.
Her wine offering is already expanding beyond the debut bottles of white, rose and sparkling. Meghan has often spoken about her love of a full-bodied red. Her former lifestyle blog, “The Tig,” was famously named after the Italian red Tignanello. A California Cabernet Sauvignon is widely rumored to be in development as part of the As Ever portfolio.
The Cookbook and a Return to Her Foodie Roots
Alongside the growing brand, one project has royal watchers and food lovers especially intrigued. A full-length cookbook for adults that would carry Meghan’s name on the cover.
Insiders told the Daily Mail that the cookbook is likely to include recipes showcased on “With Love, Meghan” along with favorites she has developed in her own kitchen. If it goes ahead, it would be her first standalone cookbook for adults and a natural extension of the persona she has been curating on screen.
Meghan already has a meaningful publishing credit in the food world. After moving to the United Kingdom, she wrote the foreword for the charity collection “Together: Our Community Cookbook,” created with women affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in London. She has also authored the children’s book “The Bench,” inspired by Harry’s relationship with their son.
The insider quoted by the Daily Mail painted a picture of a very crowded calendar. “2026 is looking like another big year for her. There will be more wine and definitely more homeware too,” the source said. “But she will ease off selling her biscuit and crepe kits.”
From Streaming Star to Lifestyle Architect
For Meghan, the shift away from a full Netflix series toward her own platforms is as much about control as it is about content.
On “With Love, Meghan,” she tried to fuse several roles at once. Duchess, host, romantic heroine, home cook. The show blended her royal love story with aspirational domesticity, giving viewers curated glimpses of candlelit tables, handwritten notes, and slow-stirred sauces instead of balcony appearances and palace corridors.
Now that the series is reportedly ending, that energy is being redirected into As Ever, where every product, photograph, and recipe can loop directly back to her brand. Instead of inviting cameras into a rented home, she can invite consumers into a world she owns outright, from the label on the wine bottle to the wording in the cookbook.
For fans, the fairy tale has shifted from tiaras to table settings, from state banquets to sage honey drizzled on breakfast toast. The Netflix chapter may be closing, but Meghan Markle’s lifestyle story is clearly still being written, one bottle, one recipe, and one carefully crafted ritual at a time.
