This report comes courtesy of The Sun, which spoke with an insider who claims that part of the reason the deal (allegedly worth a total of $100 million) will be scrapped is because Markle has made her As Ever brand her top project, as opposed to creating programming for the streaming service. That source claimed:

Archewell productions has yet to hire a director or come anywhere close to picking a cast for the movie adaptation of “Meet Me at the Lake,” Page Six is told.

The Duchess of Sussex's Netflix show failed to climb into the streaming giant's top 300 most-watched series globally.

Meghan Markle has not been able to convert tabloid interest into views for her Netflix cooking series With Love, Meghan, which ranked #383 in 2025.