Prince estate says No to Netflix

Netflix has been working on an hour-long docuseries about Prince's life and music for several years, though the project has largely remained under wraps.

However, due to "inaccurate" information and an extension of the project, the "Purple Rain" singer's estate is apparently at odds with the streamer over creative differences.

Earlier this week, Puck revealed the impasse and stated that a "scramble" is underway to preserve the project.

On Thursday, July 18, Variety reported that the nine-hour documentary series helmed by Ezra Edelman is "dead in the water," after the late singer's estate complained a first edit was too long and had "dramatic" factual flaws and "sensationalized" details.

Ava DuVernay was the docuseries' original director, but Edelman replaced the 13th filmmaker for unexplained reasons.

According to published accounts, Edelman finished the docuseries a "while back," and it ended up running nine hours. Prince's estate viewed this as a violation of the initial agreement for a six-hour series.

Edelman is most known for directing the award-winning 2016 documentary O.J.: Made in America, which is based on O.J. Simpson's biography.

In 2018, Netflix signed a contract with Prince's estate to produce the docuseries.

Prince, who died in 2016, did not leave a will.

However, a settlement reached two years ago apparently permitted Prince's estate to be divided into two entities: Prince Legacy, which includes his friends and family, and Prince OAT Holdings, which is managed by the Primary Wave Music publishing organization.

This obviously complicates the process of bringing Prince's life to the cinema, as the two parties must agree on how the singer's intellectual property is used and how the Minnesota native is portrayed.

Currently, the docuseries is on hold. Only time will tell whether Netflix and Prince's estate can reach an agreement on how to best portray the Grammy-winning performer.