She was bait for her handlers!
Creepy porn lawyer providing condoms?
Obama and Michelle productions backlash?
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/barack-michelle-obama-netflix-deal-1202817723/
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/netflix-political-republican-approval-perception-decline-data-1202828735/
Shareholders / Board-member Pressure?
Yes that's possible.
Netflix production budgets do not match advertising revenue potential.
Pre-production investment / investors start projects, that's where we see the real narrative drivers.
Who can afford to create a story / narrative without caring about profits?
If you don't care about profits, what do you care about? = Outcomes…..