BREAKING NEWS: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get major career news
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get major career boost as Cookie Queens lands major streaming deal after disappointing box office run
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been handed a major career boost after their documentary Cookie Queens secured a new streaming home, giving the project another chance to find a much larger audience.
The Sussexes’ Archewell Productions project is set to arrive on Paramount+ on January 6, 2027, as part of the streaming service’s new slate of licensed documentary films.
The announcement represents a welcome piece of career news for Harry and Meghan after the documentary endured a difficult theatrical run in the United States.
Cookie Queens, directed by Alysa Nahmias, follows four young Girl Scouts as they navigate the intense competition, ambition and pressures surrounding the organisation’s famous annual cookie-selling season.
The documentary was released in US cinemas on August 7, opening across 446 theatres. While the project generated attention because of Harry and Meghan’s involvement, its box-office performance was modest.
Box Office Mojo currently lists the film’s domestic total at around $625,000, with an opening weekend of $354,262.
The film also struggled to make a major impact on the weekend charts, with reports highlighting that it was beaten by CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of viral cat videos that had a significantly smaller theatrical footprint.
For the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, however, the theatrical disappointment may now be overshadowed by the possibility of a second life on streaming.
The Paramount+ deal could expose Cookie Queens to millions of viewers who may never have had the opportunity to see it during its limited cinema release.
That could prove particularly important for a documentary whose appeal is closely tied to its young subjects and the unusual world of Girl Scout cookie sales.
The film explores the pressures faced by aspiring top sellers while examining themes of ambition, competition, entrepreneurship and growing up.
Meghan also has a personal connection to the subject matter. The Duchess has previously spoken about her own experience as a Girl Scout, while her involvement as an executive producer gave the project an additional connection to the organisation.
The new streaming release therefore offers the Sussexes something the cinema run could not: time.
Rather than relying on a single opening weekend and theatrical buzz, Cookie Queens will now have the opportunity to gradually build an audience online.
The development comes at a significant moment for Harry and Meghan, who have continued attempting to establish themselves through entertainment and media projects following their decision to step back as senior working royals.
Their return to the UK with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet has also placed the couple back under intense public scrutiny.
Against that backdrop, the Paramount+ announcement provides a positive headline for their entertainment ambitions.
While the documentary’s theatrical figures were undeniably modest, its move to a major streaming platform means its commercial story is far from over.
For Harry and Meghan, Cookie Queens may now have one more chance to turn a disappointing cinema performance into a streaming success.
And with the January 2027 release date approaching, all eyes will be on whether the Sussex-backed project can finally find the audience it failed to reach at the box office.
