Meghan Markle’s new lifestyle series “With Love, Meghan” has already been renewed for a second season, despite criticism and reviews that have panned the royal’s show as a disaster and pointless.
“Oh, how I love ASMR! If you’re loving Season 1, just wait until you see the fun we cooked up on Season 2!” the Duchess of Sussex captioned her post on Instagram —hich blocked people from commenting on the surprising news.
“Thanks for joining the party, and an endless thanks to the amazing team and crew who helped bring it all to life!” she added. “@netflix.”
The eight-episode series debuted on Netflix last week and by Friday, the duchess shared news it was coming back. In the first week, the series placed in the top 10 on the streaming site, Forbes noted.
“Meghan, Duchess of Sussex invites friends and famous guests to a beautiful California estate, where she shares cooking, gardening and hosting tips,” the series description on Netflix reads.
The New York Post reported that filming and production on the second season was complete, and it was set to drop this fall.
It was this tidbit that seemed to upset critics, with many taking to social media to note that there was no support or outcry from fans for another season, but that the show had reportedly already completed filming for a second part.
“Honestly, this was an excellent PR strategy. Film the show. Break it into two parts and then make it seem like it was renewed for a second season because everyone loved it,” one person noted on X. “Good one, but we see right through the BS. With Love, Meghan is a flop.”
Another person added, pointing to a Deadline article, “The truth is out. With Love, Meghan was originally greenlit for two seasons. Nothing new here!”
The series has scored dismal reviews from both critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and, unsurprisingly, did particularly poorly in the United Kingdom.
A reviewer from The Guardian called it “pointless” and predicted it would be the Sussexes’ last television show after several Netflix flops. The outlet also said the series was bound to fail “unless the broader public suddenly develops a hankering for long-form television programmes about a woman filling children’s party bags with seeds and manuka honey.”
The Duchess of Sussex also got ridiculed for an unconventional recipe for spaghetti, which she claimed she put in her children’s lunch boxes the next day.
“That’s not food – that’s punishment!” one person remarked.
“With so little water, the dish must be a gluey, sticky, starchy brick,” another person agreed.
“Her food looks very basic and a bit boring,” a third said.
Commenters on X were not impressed either.
“I just saw the 8 episodes, and they are worse than you can possibly imagine,” one viewer replied.
“I’m so glad Meghan Markle has a new show on Netflix where I can watch her take pretzels out of a labeled bag and put them into a new bag…then label it. The people’s Martha Stewart!” another commenter joked.
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.
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