Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in the early stages of production on two new Netflix projects, can reveal.
The couple, who inked a deal with the streamer in 2020 under their Archewell Productions banner, are working on non-fiction projects in the lifestyle and sports categories.
The “Suits” alum will star in a series celebrating “the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.”
Leah Hariton — who produced Selena Gomez’s cooking show, “Selena + Chef” — will serve as the showrunner.
The second series will focus on one of Harry’s favorite sports: polo.
The untitled project is currently filming at the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Fla., and is expected to take viewers behind the scenes of the glamorous game played on horseback.
understands the British royal, 39, won’t be starring in the show, but is expected to make cameos.
Sources previously told us that Markle, 42, is trying to align herself with lifestyle entrepreneurs like Joanna Gaines and Gwyneth Paltrow.
was the first to report that her upcoming Netflix project would resemble her former blog, The Tig, in an attempt to “take on” America’s most famous lifestyle queens.
“From what I understand, I think Meghan will take on Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ina Garten and play them at their own game,” one industry insider said.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first Netflix project, “Harry & Meghan,” was watched by more than 81 million households in its first three weeks on the platform in December 2022.
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