Harry & Meghan Are Working On Two Nonfiction Projects With Netflix

The first series will primarily feature Meghan, while the second will follow the world of professional polo and also feature the couple as executive producers.

According to Deadline, Harry and Meghan have two nonfiction series in production at the moment, which will be produced by Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation.

The first series will feature Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, discussing the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.

The showrunners will be Leah Hariton from “Selena + Chef” and Michael Steed, who has worked on “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.”

Meghan will executive produce the series alongside Chanel Pysnik for Archewell Productions. The confirmation that the two series are in production comes after the duchess launched a new business venture called American Riviera Orchard.

The Royal couple’s second series will explore the world of professional polo. It will be shot primarily at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida, at The USPA National Polo Center. The series will document the polo world, showing how the players live and compete at the highest level in the game.

The show is likely inspired by Harry’s love for polo, as he’s known as a keen polo player and has even played international games. The series will be produced by Boardwalk Pictures, and Harry and Meghan will serve as executive producers alongside Pysnik for Archewell Productions.

Andrew Fried, Sarina Roma, Ian Samplin, Balaclava, and Dane Lillegard will also serve as executive producers from Boardwalk Pictures. Both of the shows are still in the early stages of production and are untitled for now.

The two new series are just the latest in Harry and Meghan’s projects with Netflix. They have successful titles like their “Harry & Meghan” docuseries, the “Live To Lead” interview series featuring influential figures like Greta Thunberg and Gloria Steinem, and Harry’s “Heart of Invictus” documentary series.

During a recent event, Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria also shared that the couple has a “bunch” of projects in development, including a movie and a scripted series. It’s not clear exactly what those projects will be, but they are likely to be romance films, as the couple has acquired the rights to a novel.

Harry and Meghan acquired the screen rights of “Meet Me At The Lake” by Carley Fortune. The novel tells the story of a couple who meet in their thirties and deals with themes of childhood trauma, including losing a parent in a car crash, mental health challenges, and post-natal depression.

Just two months ago, Meghan signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media, the couple’s second podcast collaboration. The company is the brain behind hit podcasts like “Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.” It has not been confirmed what kind of podcast the duchess will create with the company, but she will be hosting.

The deal with Lemonada also includes the distribution of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast series with Spotify. The series recorded over 10M downloads, about a million listens per episode, and debuted as Spotify’s No.1 podcast in 47 countries worldwide following its launch in August 2022.

Archetypes was a series exploring the origins of labels that hold women in today’s world back. It featured guests like Mariah Carey, who spoke about being a diva, actress Issa Rae, and Ziwe Fumudoh to talk about the misconception that comes with being a woman of color in the world.

The news of the pair’s new projects comes amid claims that Meghan is reconsidering traveling to the UK with Harry and their kids due to security concerns.

A source told OK! Magazine that the duchess is now so apprehensive that the family trip might become a solo one for her husband. The couple were meant to attend the 10th Anniversary service of his Invictus Games event, which will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral on May 8.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding their trip, Harry and Meghan are said to be at odds with each other regarding a solution. The prince reportedly wants to be “supported by his wife” as he tries to be there for his family in the UK amid King Charles III and Kate Middleton’s cancer battles.

A source said, “It’s now got to the point where Meghan doesn’t want to come to the UK with the children. She just doesn’t feel safe. The situation is now about whether the family should attend with increased security or Harry should go it alone.”

Another claimed, per The Mirror, “[Harry] would prefer it if the entire family made regular visits to see his family and build bridges, but there is so much going on behind the scenes that it just isn’t possible at the moment.”