Report: Meghan Markle's casting for series 'The Gentlemen' canceled

Journalist Tina Brown reported that Meghan Markle's casting for the third season of the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen' was canceled following a fierce backlash in Britain. The report comes a day after initial publication about advanced negotiations between Markle and series creator Guy Ritchie.

Journalist Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, reported that Meghan Markle's casting for the third season of the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen' has been canceled. According to the report, the decision was made following a fierce backlash in Britain over the publications on the matter. Brown wrote in a column on Substack: 'I learned this morning that Meghan Markle's casting for the third season... has been canceled. The criticism in Britain was so fierce that continuing the move became impossible to implement.' The report comes a day after Deadline first published that Markle was in advanced negotiations to join the third season. The series is based on Guy Ritchie's 2019 film. The second season is expected to premiere on September 3. Netflix declined to comment. Potential participation in the series was supposed to mark Markle's return to acting, after she retired in 2017. Brown reported that the attempt to integrate into an acting role was a significant factor in the couple's decision to return to Britain. The couple has a professional history with Netflix, which was scaled back last year.