New Sussex project with Netflix re polo

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

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Yea, who cares about hot guys riding around on horses.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

Meaning “Sussex” is trying to save face. Not Sarandos. Why are only sus news outlets reporting it?

Deadline is not sus lmao. Just because as ever fell apart doesn't meant ted doesn't want to ever contuine a business relationship.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

The other polo show he did was a flop

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Anne's horses shipped - now Milan can take her photos pretending she was dating Peter

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15249393/TALK-TOWN-royal-Princess-Anne-son-Peter-horse-festival-Gatcombe-Park.html

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Their polo documentary disappointed because there wasn't enough Harry. A fictionalized polo series will have no Harry. The biggest success they have had was their series about themselves after separating from the BRF. We'll see if American Netflix viewers care about an "Upstairs Downstairs" polo team drama in Florida.

I think Netflix is keeping them in a "first look" contract because they may eventually get more personal with their content, especially after the King passes and their inheritance is settled and they don't have to worry about further damaging the relationship between Charles and Harry/the grandkids.

I am not educated about the ins and outs of financing a Netflix project, but if the Sussexes really have to help raise the funding and Netflix can use its salaried staff, maybe it's not that expensive for them to shoot one season one polo project. I can't figure out how that could be true, and they seem dissimilar to other celebs because they have zero relevant experience, but I'm sure Netflix isn't trying to lose money so there's something in it for Netflix.

Also, Harry famously said he left 400 pages of his book on the cutting room floor because it was too incendiary. Once Charles passes, William takes over. And William's entire kinging platflorm involves stripping the Sussexes' titles, cutting fewer ribbons, and not wearing kilts or ceremonial capes. (William would need Parliament's help to strip the Sussexes' titles, which is definitely not assured, but that doesn't stop him rage-briefing about it almost every week. Also, forget about William ushering in greater financial transparency, releasing tax filings so we know he paid them, reforming duchy management, or anything meaningful, but I digress.) What would Harry and Meghan have to lose?

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Anonymous wrote:This actually looks good. I found some of their other content a bit boring.

OP here and I agree, I actually fell asleep during the lifestyle show, although I thought it was harmless and just someone else's cup of tea

I mainly wanted to counter the narrative some post here, that Harry and Meghan are broke failures because Netflix hates them, or something something. This polo drama with Netflix looks fun.

Yeah, sounds promising. Netflix only cut ties with the lifestyle show and the As Ever collaboration, that's all.

And that was the plan all along. They were really only helping her launch the brand with the show due to the partnership between them for Netflix content.

Always much ado about nothing with Harry & Meghan. They've made some PR missteps but they are certainly not the monsters people make them out to be.

Ted Sarandos unfollowing As Ever and Meghan definitely was not nothing. He follows plenty of Netflix talent, could simply have left the "follows" in place.

Something doesn’t add up here. I think it’s fake news. Probably to save face.

The only relevant thing here is that Netflix has several projects in production with Meghan and Harry--despite what the hater outlets were saying just a few days ago. Calling this news "fake" just makes you look dumb. Obviously, Sarandos doesn't actually hate Harry or Meghan. And it's a fool's errand to speculate about whether Sarandos is lukewarm, hates, or loves Meghan, based on what someone's hairdresser's cousin who parked near the Netflix parking lot told Variety. Puhleez. And this weird speculation about who Sarandos follows (and he never followed Meghan) is just whinging from sore losers.

I just find this all very strange. I'm not necessarily a hater, but I can't figure out what value add these to have for a fictional scripted series. Are they actually going to do anything real? It sounds like Netflix has script writers and other folks who will actually do most of the work. What will Harry and Meagan do? Does Netflix simply get a bigger audience of their names are attached to the projects?

They will do what other celeb producers do when the produce television shows. They will use their network and their celebrity to help secure financing and get talent on board. This one makes particular sense because Harry is very involved in the polo world. One of his best friends, Nacho Figueras, is a professional Argentinian polo player -- Figueras already worked with Harry on the polo documentary that his production company came out with a couple years ago. I would assume Figueras is involved in the scripted series too. Harry is a member of the Santa Barbara polo club and continues to compete in charity matches regularly. Harry also has good relationships with a lot of sports organizations because of his Invictus work.

This honestly makes more sense than Meghan selling jam. It perfectly dovetails with Harry's passions and is a great way to exploit their contacts and name.

Indeed. This is the whole Producer job description: line up your friends like Nacho to participate, and get some other rich polo people to help finance it. And that's what the Sussexes are, producers.

Has she ever produced anything that wasn't about herself?

Oh good one. Why do you haters even bother with drivel like this? Come back when you have facts. Or better, just go back to your Reddit hate sub.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

The other polo show he did was a flop

It wasn't a show, it was a documentary. You think it "flopped" because it didn't do as well at the Megan & Harry documentary they did, but no one would expect it to.

It apparently did well enough that Netflix feels there's sufficient interest in the sport to develop a scripted series.

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Anonymous wrote:Polo. Quite the draw.

Do you think people watched Dallas because they cared about oil?

Then they should get Taylor Sheridan involved, on their own they will come up with some weak beta male crap nobody wants. Taylor Sheridan knows what people will watch.

Why would Taylor Sheridan, who mostly makes Westerns, make a show about polo players at a club in Florida in 2026?

The allure of a scripted show about polo players is pretty straightforward. Polo players are almost universally super wealthy (pretty much an impossible sport to get into unless you come from real money) but the sport also requires them to fit. Polo uniforms are tight and the players tend to look pretty hot. Many polo players have extremely hot wives, and polo matches are often a total social scene. So the pitch here is: White Lotus meets Heated Rivalry, with horses and better weather.

Success will depend on the writing, casting, and show runner. But the potential is definitely there. I'll also note that for Netflix, they just need people to want to watch it. It doesn't have to be exceptional. Netflix has a lot of mediocre schlock. They are just looking for content engaging enough to prevent people from cancelling or pausing their memberships between the actual hit shows like British Baking Show and Bridgerton. If it's as good as Department Q (which is okay but not as good as Slow Horses, the show it was obviously trying to emulate) that's a huge win.

This is a smart move by Netflix and makes sense as a producing project for Harry given how connected he is within the polo world.

Do you think a bunch of city slickers are riding horses?

I think you are confused about who plays polo (very rich, often physically very attractive, aristrocats) and who the target audience for this show is (middle age women looking for an escape by watching a soap opera about rich, hot polo players).

None of which sounds up Taylor Sheridan's alley. It's not a period show, it doesn't take place in the American West, it's not about "staking a claim" or "defending the family homestead" or whatever. Totally different vibe.

I don't think you know much about Taylor Sheridan's alley which goes way beyond Yellowstone. The point is he knows what people want to watch, based on the success of his shows. What do the Sussexes know with all of their cancellations and flops?