“Nauseafting and Meaningless,” Critics Judged Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Series. Yet with Love, Meghan Returns to Netflix on Tuesday, With A Second Season Full Of Cooking Tips, Garden Ideas, And Creative Projects. The Big Question: Why Does The Poorly Received Show Get A Sequel?
In the series, The Wife of British Prince Harry Invites Well-Known and Lesser-Known Friends to Cook Together, Arrange Flowers, OR Work in the Garden. Making vinaigrette, preparing brunch, or toiling in the soil: it should inspire viewers to get creative themelves.
Netflix presents with Love, Meghan As A Combination of “Practical How-Tos and Candid Conversations.” Markle Herself Described the Series Upon Announcement as a way to Bring “Love and Connection” Into Daily Life.
Reviewers Were Less Impressed. The Independent Called the Show “Nauseafting and Exhausting,” While the Guardian Judged That the Series Mainly Revolves Around Extravagant Brunches and Celebrities, and Is “Useless” For The Average Viener. Forbes Did See Something Positive and Praised the “Freshness,” Although the Program would have Become Something Something Very Different than originally intended.
The reception was also Lukewarm in the Netherlands. NRC described the first season as “out of touch”. “Who makes their own Bath Salts for Their guests or refreshing wipes with essential oils for after a walk, and who feels like setting up a balloon arch for a children’s party?”
A Kitchen Worth Thousands of Euros and An Estate Full of Luxury
The setting also Didn’t Exactly Make the Program More Accessible. Initially, it seemed as if the recordings Took Place in the Home of Markle and Prince Harry in Montecito, California. Later it turned out that the series was recorded on an estate in the neighborhood, owned by Wealthy Philanthropists. The Luxurious Kitchen With A Stove of 18,000 euros and Copper Pans of Hundreds of Euros Mainly Emphasized The Distance from the Average Viener.
Markle and Harry Themselves Live in A Multi-Million Dollar Villa, Complete With Swimming Pool, Tennis Court and Rose Garden. Why Didn’t the Two Use Their Own House As A Decor For The Series? Markle Responded to this criticism in an interview with the New York Times : “My children come home for their afternoon naps. The last thing you want an eighty-person crew in your kitchen,” she said. “That’s not how I want to raise my children.”
In Addition to the Criticism of the Content, The Viewing Figures Were also Disappointing. A report from Netflix shows that the first season, which appeared in march of this year, was not in the top three hundred of the most watched programs in the first half of 2025. The Series ended at place 383, with 5.3 Million Views.
Despite all this, markle announced in march via Instagram that there will be a second season. “If you already liked season one, just wait until you see what we’ve come up with for season two,” she said in a video in which she thanked her team.
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Criticism and Figures Do Not Stop Netflix
Yet it is no surprise that the poorly viewed series gets a second season. With Love, Meghan is part of the multi-Million Dollar Deal that Markle and Harry Signed With Netflix in 2020. Their Production Company Archewell Productions Previously Delivered the much-Discussed Netflix Documentary Series Harry & Meghan ‘s Relation Harry The Depveer Deeper British Royal Family.
Markle Said in a statement that she is proud that the collaboration will be continued. “My Husband and I Feel inspired by Our Partners and by Our Team, Who Create Thoughtful Content That Resonates Worldwide.” Accordance to Netflix Executive Bela Bajaria, Harry and Markle Are “Influential Voices” And Their Stories “Touch People All Over The World”.
Season Two of Markle’s Much-discussed and criticized lifestyle series Will Start on Tuesday. What Viewers Can Expect From the New Season is Still Unclear. Markle Promised that will be “Even more fun”, but shared no details. Viewers Can Now Answer for Themselves Whether Markle and Her Team Have Responded to the Criticism.