Trailer for Harry and Meghan’s polo series branded ‘crude and grotesque’ on social media: ‘Utter trash’ | World news

A trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new Netflix venture, a series titled Polo, has been met with massive criticism online. Netflix shared the trailer on X with the caption: “Polo, a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced and glamorous world of the sport, comes to Netflix on December 10. Follow global elite players on and off the court as they compete in the high-stakes US Open Polo Championship. From executive producers Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

The five-part series, due to launch globally on December 10, will not feature the Sussexes. It will follow international players both on and off the field as they compete in the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida.

The trailer shows elite players talking about their experiences with the sport, with Harry’s close friend Nacho Figueras describing the game’s high stakes, saying: “Imagine riding a horse at 55km/h with someone coming at you full speed.” He also describes the sport by saying, “Polo is not just a sport, polo is a way of life. We eat, we breathe, we sleep polo.”

Polo player Louis Devaleix talks about the “addictive” adrenaline rush that players experience when playing the sport. A feminine voice says the sport is “glamorous,” adding that “it’s also a sexy sport, dirty, sweaty boys riding.”

‘Utterly gross and grotesque’

X users were not impressed with the trailer and took to the comments section to express their feelings. “I got through 40 seconds of the trailer and was bored. No thanks,” one user wrote. Another said: “Hard pass! Anything with the word Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is immediately trashed!” “I’m just so sick of them in general hoarding the headlines every day so they can spend the day reading about themselves. Unfortunately being one trick ponies it’s cheap reality trash that no one cares about especially when people face such hardships,” one user wrote of the Sussexes, while another said: “Nothing about this see extremely sexy or exciting looking”.

“Totally gross and grotesque. @Netflix once again can’t read space. Bin it,” said one user, while another said: “No thanks … apparently won’t be joining Netflix again anytime soon. Utter rubbish.” “Not on my watch list…boring,” wrote one.