Though Edelman’s untitled documentary was already completed, Netflix announced on Thursday that it has “come to a mutual agreement” with Prince’s estate to keep the film from being released. As part of the agreement, the estate also now has the ability to develop a documentary of its own “featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive.”

Netflix said Friday it would not release a nine-hour documentary about Prince, directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman, that reportedly included accounts of abuse by the pop star.

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.

The news of the Netflix cancellation was celebrated by the Prince estate on Thursday, with a video touting that the “vault has been freed.”

A planned documentary about the life and music of iconoclastic pop pioneer Prince has been canceled. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix reached a mutual agreement with the singer’s estate not to release the series after the estate raised concerns about allegations of emotional and physical abuse against Prince by a former paramour.

The six-part Prince documentary is officially dead at Netflix. The streamer will no longer be releasing the Ezra Edelman project, according to multiple media reports. Instead, the estate will move forward on making a new documentary about the late legend.

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.

Netflix will no longer release a nine-hour documentary about Prince after years of production. The late singer's estate will develop its own film.

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