Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on Meghan Markle’s future with the streaming giant following the release of her lifestyle series ‘With Love, Meghan’

Netflix’s co-CEO has finally spoken up about Meghan Markle’s ongoing association with the streaming platform, following the launch of her eight-part lifestyle series.

With Love, Meghan premiered on March 4 and has since received a mixed bag of commendations and harsh critiques. Despite the array of negative feedback, the show has been greenlit for a second season. Now, Netflix’s CEO Ted Sarandos has shared his thoughts on Meghan’s continued involvement with the company in a recent interview. Speaking to Variety, Ted admitted that the Duchess of Sussex has been “underestimated” by many.

He also admitted that Netflix has a stake in her lifestyle business As Ever, which sells the various products – from edible flowers to jams and tea – that are featured in her show.

‘We’re a passive partner in Meghan’s company, and it’s a big discovery model for us right now,” he said.

Meghan Markle in her new Netflix series With Love, Meghan ( 
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‘I think Meghan is underestimated in terms of her influence on culture,” he continued. “When we dropped the trailer for the ‘Harry & Meghan’ doc series [in 2022], everything on-screen was dissected in the press for days.”

Additionally, Ted shared “the shoes she was wearing sold out all over the world. The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world. People are fascinated with Meghan Markle. She and Harry are overly dismissed.”

The streaming platform has already revealed that it will have a space in two of their brand-new stores for the Suits alum’s As Ever products.

The first As Ever stands will appear in two of America’s biggest retail centers, the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia and the large Dallas Galleria.

Now the details of Meghan brand’s products such as jam and pancake mix have emerged, the full range and price points have yet too.

Irrespective of the praise and backlash With Love, Meghan has been getting the show was watched by 526,000 households within the first five days of its premiere on March 4, according to data gathered by Samba TV, per the Daily Mail.

While Meghan’s solo show did some numbers, by comparison, Harry & Meghan brought in 2.1 million households in about the same number of days, making the latter much more successful.

With Love, Meghan was watched predominantly by people aged between 45 to 54 than any other age group, the news outlet reported.