Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are branching out and expanding their roles at Netflix.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have two new non-fiction tasks with the streamer — one a cooking present and the other a sequence about polo.
Each programs tumble underneath the offer they signed with Netflix under their Archewell Productions business.
The 1st sequence will feature Meghan Markle “celebrate the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship,” according to Deadline. It will be generated by an arm of Sony Photographs Tv, which is also powering “The D’Amelio Exhibit” (Hulu) and “Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath” (A&E).
The showrunner will be Leah Hariton (“Selena & Chef“) and the series will be directed by Michael Steed (“Anthony Bourdain: Components Unknown”). The “Suits” alum will be one particular of its executive producers.
The new deal comes following Markle launched her new enterprise, American Riviera Orchard.
The second clearly show will abide by the earth of experienced polo and will be shot largely at the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Fla. at The USPA Countrywide Polo Middle. It will “pull again the curtain on the grit and passion of the sport, capturing players and all it takes to compete at the greatest stage.”
Prince Harry plays polo and is a massive fan of the activity. In accordance to Page 6, he is expected to make cameos on the challenge.
That series will be made by Boardwalk Photos (“Chef’s Table,” “Pepsi,” “Sex, Like & Goop”). Its showrunner will be Milos Balac (FX’s “Welcome to Wrexham“) and Harry and Meghan will be amid the government producers.
Meghan and Harry have a historical past with Netflix in 2022 they launched their six-episode docuseries “Harry & Meghan” and also manufactured the job interview series “Live To Guide,” which included chats with Greta Thunberg and Gloria Steinem, amongst other folks.
Past yr, Harry released his docuseries “Heart of Invictus.”
The pair also acquired the display screen rights to Carley Fortune’s e book “Fulfill Me At The Lake” — hoping to switch it into a film. It’s about a couple who satisfy in their thirties and “deals with themes of childhood trauma, like shedding a mother or father in a vehicle crash, psychological health challenges and write-up-natal melancholy,” for every Deadline.
Also, Markle signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media in February, in which she will start a new podcast series, with Lemonada distributing her Spotify series “Archetypes.”
