Archewell Productions, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan s media programming company, has announced its first Netflix docu-series on Tuesday: Heart of Invictus.
The multi-episode series will follow a group of extraordinary competitors from around the globe, all service members who have suffered life-changing injuries or illnesses on their road to the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, now set to take place in 2022, reads a statement from Netflix.
And expect to see a familiar face: Prince Harry is set to appear in and executive produce the series, in partnership with his patronage, The Invictus Games Foundation. Director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara are also on board.
Step aside, “The Crown.” New royal content is on its way to Netflix.
The streaming giant announced Tuesday that Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex, have produced their first Netflix project: a documentary series tracking a number of athletes as they train for the 2022 Invictus Games.
Developed by the Sussexes’ Archewell Productions in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, “Heart of Invictus” will explore the personal lives of its star competitors, all service members who have sustained various injuries and illnesses.
“Since the very first Invictus Games back in 2014, we knew that each competitor would contribute in their own exceptional way to a mosaic of resilience, determination, and resolve,” said Harry, who also serves as a private patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, in a statement.
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Harry and Meghan to produce Netflix docuseries about Invictus Games
Updated: 06/04/2021, 5:39 pm
Duke of Sussex at the Invictus Games (Invictus Games Foundation)
The first show from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix deal will be a docuseries about the Invictus Games, the streaming service has announced.
Heart Of Invictus, made by their Archewell Productions company, will follow competitors as they prepare for the 2022 games.
The couple signed a major deal with Netflix last year, thought to be worth millions of pounds.
Prince Harry has been a champion of the Invictus Games since its inception so it’s fitting that Archewell’s first Netflix series will spotlight and celebrate the competition’s amazing athletes.