Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making a new project for Netflix, and it’s about a cause close to their heart, it has been reported. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will executive-produce a “polo-themed” drama series for the streaming giant, two years after Harry’s Polo documentary.
Deadline reports that the series is currently untitled, but will be set in the “high-flying equestrian town” of Wellington, Florida. Harry and Meghan’s new project will be co-produced by Archewell Productions and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire. It will be written by Teacup’s Francisca X. Hu, who will also serve as an exec-producer alongside the Sussex couple and and head of scripted content Tracy Ryerson, and Fake Empire’s Schwartz and Savage.
According to reports, the new drama is “widening the scope of what is considered an elitist ‘sport of kings’ beyond the rich owners and players”.
It comes after Netflix recently pulled out as an investor from Meghan’s lifestyle brand, As Ever.
The relationship between the two camps was at the centre of discussions recently.
But a Netflix chief set the record straight on whether the streamer is “done” with Harry and Meghan last weekend.
Chief content officer Bela Bajaria told Deadline during a Next on Netflix event: “We still have a relationship with them. We have movies in development with them.
“We have an amazing doc with them. They have things in development on the TV and film side. Deals come and go all the time, and we don’t renew so many deals, those just don’t get as much press for obvious reasons. There’s no juicy story there.”