Harry and Meghan working on movie, TV series and other shows at Netflix
Harry and Meghan are working on a number of projects at Netflix despite speculation that the pair’s deal was in jeopardy.
During a preview event of Netflix’s 2024 content, it was revealed that the pair have a movie, a scripted series and some more unscripted content on the way, according to Deadline.
“Oh, what are they working on?” said Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer. “They have a couple of unscripted things they’re working on with Brandon [Riegg]. And they actually have, like, a bunch of development: they have a movie in development, a [scripted] series that they’re working on. So all very early development, with a movie, a TV show and a couple of unscripted shows. But yeah, the movie’s great.”
Details were kept minimal but last year the pair bought the rights to Carley Fortune’s bestselling romance novel Meet Me at the Lake about a couple who find love in their 30s.
The Netflix deal was brokered in 2020, and is reportedly worth about $100m. In a statement, the couple spoke of their interest in “inspirational family programming” and “powerful storytelling through a truthful and relatable lens”.
Since then, they have featured in a docuseries called Harry & Meghan, which became a record-breaking hit, as well as Heart of Invictus, about the global sporting event founded by Harry, and an interview series called Live To Lead.
In 2022, an animated series called Pearl, created by Meghan and executive produced by David Furnish, was cancelled as part of a series of cutbacks.
Last year, it was announced that the pair’s multimillion deal with Spotify was to end after only one series came to fruition.
Earlier this week, it was reported that a key executive in the pair’s production company Archewell had resigned, following the departure of other senior figures over the last year.