Prince performs on Oct. 11, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris.Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty ImagesNetflixhas canceled the release of a six-part docuseries aboutPrinceamid a deal with the late musician’s estate.In a statement shared by Netflix and the Prince Estate, they announced a new documentary in development with exclusive content from the 7x Grammy winner’s archive, which forces the streamer to pull its project directed by Ezra Edelman.“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,” they said. “As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.”In an Xpostshared by the estate, they announced “the vault has been freed,” sharing a Prince quote: “Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.”Watch on DeadlineThey added in the clip, which was set to his 1982 track ‘Free’, “The truth is, you are either here to enlighten or discourage.”In September,The New York Timesreported that Edelman’s project was stuck in legal limbo after it took nearly five years to make. Although Netflix and Edelman retained final cut, using materials from the archive, the estate was allowed to review the doc for factual accuracy. And with new representation in recent years, the estate has blocked the project from release.Must Read StoriesHide ArticlesSebastian Stan & Jeremy Strong On Why ‘The Apprentice’ Is “More Of A Horror Movie”Lopez’s ‘Spider Woman’ Ready To Tempt Buyers; Shipka & Grace Lead ‘Nowhere Game’SAG-AFTRA Weighs In After Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech Calling Out LabelsCostume Designers Guild Awards: ‘Nosferatu’ & ‘Conclave’ Win – Updating LiveRead More About:Alex EdelmanNetflixPrince4 CommentsSubscribe to DeadlineGet our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.Sign Up4 CommentsJavaScript is required to load the comments.Loading comments…
