A Prince documentary in development at Netflix for five years has been canceled after the streamer struck a deal with his estate.

A nine-hour film about the musician by Ezra Edelman has been shelved by the streaming service following a new deal with the Prince Estate

Netflix will no longer release a nine-hour documentary series about Prince after reaching a deal with his estate, according to multiple reports. Instead, a separate documentary is now in development that will include exclusive content from the late star's archive.

Netflix has canceled the release of what was supposed to be a six-part Prince documentary 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,

Back in September, it was revealed that the release of Ezra Edelmen’s nine-hour documentary about Prince for Netflix was being blocked by the late icon’s estate due to its accusations of physical and mental abuse against Prince.

Netflix has officially canceled its six-part docuseries about Prince after reaching an agreement with the late musician’s estate. The estate will now produce its own documentary featuring never-before-seen content from Prince’s archives, forcing the streamer to pull the project directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman.

Netflix has reportedly canceled the release of a nine-hour documentary series on late music icon Prince. The decision comes after a mutual agreement between Netflix and Prince's estate, which will now develop a separate documentary with exclusive content from Prince's archive.

Netflix has shelved the release of the long-awaited controversial documentary series about the late music icon Prince.