Edelman’s nine-hour documentary about the music legend reportedly included allegations that Prince physically and emotionally abused his ex-girlfriends.

A long-awaited nine-hour documentary on Prince has been shelved by Netflix. The documentary was set to be one of the most comprehensive looks at the artist’s life and career, drawing from extensive archival footage and interviews.

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,

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

Netflix announced on Thursday evening that it no longer intends to release Ezra Edelman’s nine-hour docuseries about the life of musical legend Prince—a project that has been described as a “cursed masterpiece” after it took the O.

A Netflix documentary series about Prince by an Oscar-winning filmmaker has been cancelled after the late singer's estate blocked its release.

An epic nine-hour documentary on Prince has been shelved by Netflix. Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman, the project has reportedly been canned following tensions with the late Purple Rain singer's estate — with it and the streamer confirming in a joint statement on Friday (Feb 7) that they would be moving in a different direction.

Ezra Edelman’s nine-hour film about Prince’s life and career has been blocked from release by Netflix and The Prince Estate amid new documentary project.

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman, the project was in the works for five years before its recent cancellation.

A nine-hour documentary exploring the life of Prince will not be released on Netflix, and a new film will be produced by the Prince estate.