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

Netflix will not release Ezra Edelman’s new documentary about the beloved musician Prince, who died at 57 in 2016. The Hollywood Reporter says the decision comes amid a new deal with the estate of the Purple Rain creator and pop sensation.

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