The Duchess of Sussex’s long-awaited lifestyle seriesWith Love, Meghan is set to launch this week on Jan. 15 — but experts are questioning the timing amid ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, California.
Meghan’s new series is part of the Sussexes’ $100million (£80million) deal. Netflix but this is happening against the grim backdrop of raging fires. caused several deaths and considerable damage.
Meghan and Prince Harry were seen visiting World Central Kitchen in Pasadena, California to help distribute food and supplies to victims this week.
Putting their efforts aside, many experts say Netflix should push back the release date of Meghan’s show.
Nick Ede, UK brand and culture expert, said Online mail: “I think Netflix Bosses will have to make important decisions, like whether or not to air ‘With Love, Meghan’ next week.”
The PR expert said: “With the series being so focused on California life, Los Angeles and Montecito, offering a glimpse into an ambitious and inspiring life, I suspect it will be pulled from its current schedule and delayed until later. ‘at least a few months.’
He also explained that airing such a show during a “tragic and difficult” time would seem “insensitive and tone-deaf”, but that it would be possible to launch it at another time, such as “With love, Meghan” wasn’t urgent.
Phil Dampier, the author of “Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words,” echoed the expert’s warning, saying that “the timing of Meghan’s birth Netflix The spectacle could hardly be worse since hundreds of people lost their homes in the terrible fires.”
He told the Online mail: “The last thing people care about is a show where friends are there eating canapes or arranging flowers while the city is in flames and people have lost everything.”
Phil added: “Some critics have criticized it before and now it seems totally inappropriate. She had a lot to do and had been planning for months, maybe a few years, so it’s very unfortunate for her.”
‘With love, Meghan’ I’ll see Duchess of Sussex shares cooking and gardening tips with famous chefs and friends.
A promotional synopsis for the upcoming series “With Love, Meghan” says: “This inspiring series, produced by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reinvents the lifestyle programming genre, blending how-tos and candid conversations with friends new and old .
“Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, favoring playfulness over perfection and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected. She and her guests roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, in the garden and beyond, and invite you to do the same.”
The couple are also executive producers of “Polo,” airing in December 2024, and struggled to impress critics because he failed to do so in the Netflix Category Top 10 in America, UK and Worldwide.
