Meghan Markle has always known how to own the frame, first winning over audiences as the sharp-witted Rachel Zane in Suits, where she made legal jargon sound almost seductive. After becoming a royal, she swapped scripted drama for real-life spectacle, proving that palace life can be far more theatrical than primetime TV. After a few bombshell interviews and Netflix deals, Markle is back on screen, this time with the spotlight fixed solely on her.

Experts predict her new show could be a hit, though perhaps not for reasons that one would usually expect. Fame, after all, has a flair for the unexpected.

Meghan Markle’s latest Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, could reach the platform’s top 10 charts, but not necessarily for reasons linked to its quality. On The Rest is Entertainment podcast, Marina Hyde and Richard Osman discussed how hate-watching might propel the show’s success. Hyde said, “so you have got a hangover and you will watch four hours of it. It is like a four-hour doom-scroll, and you will get completely involved in it.” The hosts highlighted how audiences engage with content they dislike, inadvertently boosting its popularity.

Hate-watching, as Marina Hyde explained, is not just passive viewing; it is participation. She observed that social media has made audiences eager to join the wider conversation, even if it means watching something they claim to despise. “I actually do think it is a thing and I do think it makes a difference,” Hyde said. Whether viewers tune in to praise or pick apart With Love, Meghan, their streams will still count the same and could push the show into Netflix’s top charts.

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The experts may be onto something; after all, this would not be the first time hate-watching has played a role in The Duchess of Sussex's rise.

Hate-watching had actually proven to be beneficial for Meghan Markle. The Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan (2022), despite facing immense criticism, became one of the platform’s most successful documentaries. Many viewers tuned in not out of admiration but to scrutinize and discuss the series. A similar trend followed her Spotify podcast, Archetypes, which, regardless of controversy, gained significant attention. Platforms understand that public discourse, whether positive or negative, drives engagement, making Meghan Markle a reliable figure for generating viewership.

Evidently, hate-watching has propelled Meghan Markle’s projects into the limelight, transforming skepticism into viewership. The intrigue surrounding her latest ventures ensures she remains an undeniable presence in the cultural conversation. As her latest project’s images lit up New York City’s Times Square, fans celebrated what they saw as a defining moment in her Tinseltown journey. But will she light up the streaming charts as brilliantly as she lit up Times Square, or will the spectacle outshine the substance? In entertainment, numbers dictate success, and whether adored or criticized, she remains firmly in the spotlight.

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