LOS ANGELES – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, resettling in California on Wednesday, unveiled a new career in Hollywood.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have yet to set up a so-called production company and have signed a multiarre deal with Netflix, which will pay them to make documentaries, document-series, feature films, script shows and children’s programming – their dramatic distractions from Windsor’s house. Months later global platform.
Harry and Meghan can appear on camera in documentary programming. But according to the representative, he has no plans to return to acting. She was last seen in the cable drama “Suite” in 2018.
“Our focus will be on creating content that is informative but also hopeful,” the couple said in a statement. “As new parents, creating inspiring family programming is also important to us.” They added that Netflix’s “unprecedented reach will help us share effective content that unlocks action.” Their productions will be exclusive to Netflix, which has 193 million subscribers worldwide.
It is not clear how much Harry and Meghan will be paid due to lack of productive experience. A Netflix spokesperson declined to comment.
The streaming service is known to back up Brink’s trucks when it wants to stay in business with high profile people, especially when other entertainment companies also want their services. In recent months, Harry and Mag have talked quietly with Disney and Apple Paul. The two officials involved in the discussions said that at one point representatives for the couple were seeking deals in the neighborhood of 100 100 million. Variety reported last month that the couple also had an interview with NBC Universal.
Harry and Meghan have lived in the Los Angeles area since March, staying for a time at the Beverly Hills mansion owned by Tyler Perry and delivering food to those in need during the early part of the coronavirus epidemic. They soon filed one Invasion of privacy claims In front of tabloid photographers, the paparazzi hoisted a drone over their heads to capture images of their son Archie, who turned 1 in May. Harry, 35, and Meghan, 39, have since bought a 14.7-million-dollar home in Mctec Nietato, a siege about an hour north of Malibu, which is also owned by Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres.
Ted Sarandoz, Netflix’s Co-Chief Executive and Chief Content Officer, said: “We are extremely proud to have chosen Netflix as their creative home and are excited to share a story with them that can help build resilience and understanding for audiences everywhere.” Is. One line.
Netflix is under pressure to keep its pipelines flowing as it competes for viewers with Disney +, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock and traditional broadcast networks. Family programming is especially important for Netflix, and Harry and Meghan already have an animated series in development that focuses on inspiring women. Last week, Netflix released a documentary about the Paralympic Games, “Rising Phoenix”; Harry, the founder of Invictus Games for Wounded Giants, appears in the film.
Content based on social messages – Ethnic justice, gender equity, environmental governance – It’s been hot in Hollywood for the last while, and eBay is at the center of Netflix and Participating Media, founded by billionaire Jeff Schol.
Participants and Netflix endorsed the 2019 mini-series acclaimed by Eva Duvernay, “When They See Us”, which featured a terrible toll of harassment and detention on teenage boys known as Central Park Five. In 2018, Netflix struck a deal with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce shows and films. That March participation received a well-documented “creep camp” feeling about the origins of the disability rights movement. It is an early favorite to win the 2021 Oscar for Best Nonfiction Film.
Netflix executives say Obama has also proved valuable as a magnet for other deals: In Hollywood Live, cool kids want to be around other cool kids.
Jonathan Schultz, chairman of the London-based agency, InterTalent Rights Group, said in an email that Netflix did not approve of the signing. “Never before has real life of this magnitude gone into the royal commercial and Hollywood.”
Meghan and Harry, Prince Charles’ second sons, abruptly announced in January that they planned to step down from their royal duties, gain economic independence, and spend some time in North America. This was the most serious crisis for the British royal family since Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in 1997. The news media labeled Frakas Magxit.
After emotional negotiations, Queen Elizabeth II granted the couple’s wishes in return for their consent not to use their most outstanding titles, His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness. The couple also agreed to give up public funds – including a payment for security – to stop a tabloid guessing game about how to finance their lifestyle.
The hereditary property owned by Harry and Meghan Prince Charles drew some income from the Duchy Corn f Cornwall, but it ended with their departure from Britain. Harry also inherited several million dollars from his late mother. Meghan before her 2018 wedding, then Meghan Markle starred in “Suits”.
In June, they signed a deal for a speaking engagement with the Harry Wacker tax agency, with each speech fee estimated at 1 1 million and with topics including mental health and grief (for Harry). (Harry Wacker also represents Obama.) There is widespread speculation that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may copy the second part of Obama’s playbook and make a podcast deal with Spotify. A Spotify spokesman declined to comment.
The production company founded by Harry and Meghan will operate independently of their charitable foundation, called Archwell. The couple discontinued their previous philanthropic endeavor, Sussex, in March after they agreed to stop using the word “royal” for business or service-oriented activities.
Harry and Meghan – beloved by millions of fans who see them as bold and modern and insulted by the same political group who see their royalty-defying actions as unique – have long been expected to set up shop in Hollywood. Before conferring the title of Royal Highness, Harry met Ms. Winfrey and Apple signed up for a mental health project with Paul TV +. And Meghan provided a statement for the nature documentary “Elephant” that arrived on Disney + in April.
In January, a video of Harry being recorded by a fan on the record for “The Lion King” reappeared at the July 2019 premiere. The prince was introduced to his wife’s singing talent, Robert A. Was talking to Eiger, who was Disney’s chief executive at the time. Apparently like all things related to Meghan, the video created an online a stir, asking delegates to clarify that the Duchess was approached to describe the “elephant” before Harry’s red carpet squeamish.
