Meghan Markle, Prince Harry reveal first Netflix docuseries
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, Britain s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner s residence in Johannesburg. Their first Netflix series will center on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions announced Tuesday its first series to hit the streaming service. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)
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Since Prince Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014, he has been credited with creating a life-changing community for wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women. Now he is set to shine a spotlight on some of their stories even further through a new documentary series about the competitors.
It was announced today that the first Netflix series Harry and Meghan’s company Archewell Productions will create will be about Invictus as competitors prepare for the 2022 Games. With the working title
Heart of Invictus, the series will see Harry take on the role of Executive Producer in addition to appearing on camera. And while Harry and Meghan’s deal with Netflix is believed to be worth significant money, a spokesperson confirmed to
Prince Harry and
Heart of Invictus.
Heart of Invictus will follow a group of extraordinary competitors from around the globe, according to
TV Line. The competitors are all service members who have sustained injuries in the line of duty. The series will document their journeys to the Invictus Games, an international sporting event that features nine total sports.
Those who followed Prince Harry throughout his royal career will know he s actually the founder of the Invictus Games, so the docuseries is a natural fit for the Sussexes first Netflix project. The first Invictus Games took place back in September 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. For the opening ceremony, Prince Harry was joined by
Prince Harry has previously appeared in Paralympics documentary film Rising Phoenix.
Los Angeles:
UK s Prince Harry will produce a documentary about the Invictus Games for disabled military veterans the first series under a lucrative deal he and wife Meghan Markle signed with Netflix after moving to California last year.
Harry, who served with the British military in Afghanistan, will appear on camera and executive-produce Heart of Invictus, a multi-episode series which follows competitors as they train for next spring s competition in The Hague. This series will give communities around the world a window into the moving and uplifting stories of these competitors on their path to the Netherlands next year, said Harry in a statement.
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