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

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

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.

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.

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.

Dearly beloved, an eagerly-anticipated documentary about Prince has been canceled. Netflix, which had planned to stream the Ezra Edelman directed project, released a statement Thursday, along with the estate for the late singer,

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,

The film was directed by Ezra Edelman, the Oscar-winner behind ‘OJ: Made in America.’ Prince is one of the most fascinating and talented musicians of the last half-century. The late pop, funk, and rock artist has a huge following for that reason,

A controversial Prince documentary has officially been shelved. Director Ezra Edelman has been developing the six-hour film over the last four years but the project has now been halted, freeing “the vault” to be used in other ways.

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.