On Thursday, while everyone was forgetting their New Year’s sleep, Meghan Markle released the first look of her upcoming Netflix series. With love, Meghan. of trailerThe photo, posted to Markle’s Instagram account, shows the Duchess of Sussex picking fresh produce, cutting flowers and drying them while hanging out with famous friends, including Mindy Kaling, at her Montecito, California, mansion. It shows how flower petals are gently sprinkled onto freshly baked donuts.
The eight-episode series, which is part of Markle and her husband Prince Harry’s deal with Netflix, is set to premiere on January 15, and according to Deadline, Markle is “hoping for what’s next.”Rethinking the genre of lifestyle programming” According to the trailer, there will be many celebrity cameos and glimpses of the breathtaking California coastline. An ‘intimate’ glimpse into life with Markleher princely husband, and their adorable children. Unfortunately, it also looks incredibly dull.
This isn’t the first time Markle has ventured into lifestyle expertise. Her defunct blog “the Tig”, which was launched in 2014, was, according to some, “We’re ready to be the next Goop.” before she abandoned the project in preparation for life as a royal. There she shared travel tips, playlists, and of course recipes. But that was 10 years ago, when Markle was a TV actress, and the idea of her empathy was at least plausible. She could have been more open and vulnerable before gossip articles from both countries followed her every move. Markle’s image is now more tightly controlled, her movements more calculated, and their machinations feel all too obvious in the context of this series. Regardless of how “relatable” Ms. Markle believes herself to be, her lifestyle is something few people can actually emulate.
Markle also has to offer cooking and fun “tips and tricks” (as she says in the trailer) that haven’t already been shared by her lifestyle guru predecessors. It is also unclear whether this is necessary. What can she tell us that Martha Stewart and Ina Garten haven’t already? But Markle seems to want us to think of her as part of that class, a true tastemaker for millennials. But in this glimpse of what’s to come, Markle doesn’t convey a clear perspective. Sure, it’s lovely to see her lovingly cut carrots and exchange rapt glances with her husband, but it’s not necessarily exciting television.
But the show fits perfectly into the canon of shows Markle and Harry’s company Archewell has produced in the past. The couple was released in December. poloa series that sought to demonstrate that sports aren’t just for the very wealthy. Most critics agreed that this work achieved nothing. Meaningful level of relevanceAnd pointed out that this is just another way the couple is demonstrating that it is I can’t contact you at all.
I’m afraid we’ll draw the same conclusion when it airs With love from Duchess Meghan. Her fans — Ms. Markle’s newly relaunched Instagram account already has nearly 1 million followers — will almost certainly love it. Because it’s in keeping with her subtly appealing brand of aspirational content. those who slander her, Some of them are just a bunch of racists. Anyone who criticizes anything she does will see it as yet another example of her privileged ignorance. For the rest of us, those who want to see Meghan succeed but are balked at her failure to reach her audience, Meghan’s upcoming jam brand American Riviera Orchard is a rehash of I hope they offer something more compelling than a bunch of recipes and flower arranging tips.
