In September of 2024, The New York Times reported that the executors of the Prince estate were attempting to block Ezra Edelman’s nine-hour documentary about late music icon from streaming. And now Netflix executives have cancelled the project altogether.
Representatives for the legendary musician claimed that the film misrepresented the superstar singer/songwriter, and on Thursday (2.06,) they released a joint statement with Netflix via social media in which they announced that the documentary would be shelved.
In lieu of the above, both partis have agreed to collaborate on a new project featuring exclusive footage, stating:
“The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive.” “As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.”
While O.J.: Made in America director Edelman has yet to address the news, reps for The Prince Estate celebrated the agreement by posting a montage of Prince photos set to his 1982 song, ‘Free,’ on Instagram with the caption “The Vault Has Been Freed. #FREE.”
Half of the Prince Estate is controlled by Primary Wave Music, which purchased its stake from three heirs in 2021, and half by Prince Legacy, a company led by two managers and three relatives.
Born Prince Rogers Nelson, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in April 2016 at the age of 57.
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Gary Leonard; Distributed by Warner Bros. Public Domain