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Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryhave a number of projects in the works for Netflix.
Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajariarevealed at the Next on Netflix eventon Wednesday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have several works in development for the streamer.
“They have a couple of unscripted things they’re working on with Brandon [Reigg],” Bajaria said, according toHello!magazine.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend premiere of Bob Marley: One Love in Jamaica on Jan. 23, 2024.Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
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After stepping back from their royal roles and moving to Meghan’s home state of California in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed amultiyear deal with Netflix. At the time,The New York Timesreported that the couple’s production hub, later named Archewell Productions, would exclusively create documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming for the platform.
In December 2022, their seriesHarry & Meghanprovided a look at their love story as well as their lives as members of the British royal family and their decision to leave the U.K. The intimate six-episode series became thebiggest documentary debut weekin Netflix history.
Weeks later, the documentary seriesLive to Leadhit Netflix, with Meghan and Prince Harryserving as executive producers. Although the coupleappeared in the trailerfor the show, they did not appear in the series as it featured activists such as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, climate change activist Greta Thunberg, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, feminist leader Gloria Steinem and more.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend premiere of Bob Marley: One Love in Jamaica on Jan. 23, 2024.Marcus Ingram/Getty Images
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In August, author Carley Fortune confirmed that Archewell Productions isadapting her romance novelMeet Me at the Lakefor Netflix.
“I’m so thrilled about working with Netflix and Archewell to bringMeet Me at the Laketo the screen,” she said in a statement. “Will and Fern’s love story is dear to my heart, and I can’t imagine a more perfect partnership,” she added, referencing the protagonists whose story shares similarities with Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42.
Meghan is also a fixture on Netflix throughSuits, the USA show that she starred in before marrying Prince Harry. The legal drama has had a resurgence and a new audience since being added to the platform’s lineup.
While Meghan and Prince Harry’s Archewell Audioparted ways with Spotifyin June after releasing one season of Meghan’sArchetypespodcast, a Netflix spokespersonconfirmed to PEOPLEthat the streamer was continuing their work with Archewell Productions.
“We value our partnership with Archewell Productions,” a Netflix spokesperson told PEOPLE in June following the Spotify news. “Harry & Meghanwas Netflix’s biggest documentary debut ever, and we’ll continue to work together on a number of projects, including the upcoming documentary seriesHeart of Invictus.”
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“The royal element and, in some ways, the drama around them inflated the price, deals and expectations,” said a top Hollywood insider.
The couple remains focused on theirArchewell Foundation, which has dedicated considerable resources to youth mental health, online safety and the intersection of social justice and technology. Meghan also signed with power agency William Morris Endeavor last year.
“Has their final chapter been written? Absolutely not,” an industry executive told PEOPLE. “Hollywood loves a comeback.”
source: people.com
