Netflix today announced the first TV series for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following the multi-million dollar deal with the network, which will be a series of documentaries about the Invictus Games.
The Heart of Invictus program will accompany competitors from around the world in training for the Hague Games, which were due to take place in 2020, but have been postponed until next year due to the pandemic.
Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Productions is working with director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara on the series that will accompany athletes and organizers as they prepare for the event.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, who will appear on camera and be an executive producer, has lived in a £ 10 million mansion in Montecito, California, with his wife Meghan, 39, since last summer, after they both left senior royalty.
The couple, who also signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Spotify and gave Oprah Winfrey a bombshell interview last month, are expecting a girl while their son Archie turns two next month.
Speaking about the new show today, Harry said: ‘Since the first Invictus Games in 2014, we knew that each competitor would contribute in an exceptional way to a mosaic of resilience, determination and determination.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex speak to Oprah Winfrey in their bombshell interview that aired for the first time on March 7
‘This series will give communities around the world a window into the exciting and uplifting stories of these competitors on their way to the Netherlands next year.
‘As’ Archewell Productions’ first series with Netflix, in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, I couldn’t be more excited about the journey ahead or more proud of the Invictus community for continually inspiring global healing, human potential and the continuous service. ‘
Harry previously explained the business of Netflix and Spotify in Oprah’s interview, saying: ‘My family literally cut me off financially and I had to pay for security for us.’
Dominic Reid, chief executive of the Invictus Games Foundation, said: ‘We are very excited about the opportunity to highlight Netflix’s global spotlight on the men and women we work with to ensure that even more people can be inspired by their determination and firmness in working for your recovery.
‘This partnership will also bring significant funds to the charity. We are extremely grateful to our Founding Patron for his continued efforts to support the military community and for making this partnership happen. ‘
And Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive and content director at Netflix, said: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Archewell Productions team are building an ambitious slate that reflects the values and causes they cherish.
‘From the moment I met them, it became clear that the Invictus Games have a very special place in their hearts, and I couldn’t be happier that their first series for Netflix will show this to the world in a way never seen before. ‘
The announcement comes hours after Piers Morgan accused the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of ‘complete hypocrisy’ in his interview with Oprah and said he has the ‘universal support’ of the British public.
Morgan left his job at Good Morning Britain last month after saying he did not believe what Meghan had said to Oprah.
The Duchess said she was ignored when raising concerns about her mental health and that racist comments had been made before the birth of her son, Archie.
Netflix today announced the first TV series of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the network, about the Invictus Games
The postponed Prince Harry Invictus 2020 Games have been postponed again, it was announced today. In the photo: The couple in 2018
In his first TV interview since leaving Good Morning Britain, Morgan spoke to the conservative personality of the American newscast Tucker Carlson and maintained his comments, accusing the couple of ‘the most extraordinarily hypocritical defamation’ about the royal family.
Piers Morgan criticizes ‘Alex Beresford, weatherman’ for ‘pre-meditated’ Meghan Markle’s attack that cost him his job at ITV’s GMB
Piers Morgan criticized Alex Beresford for launching a ‘premeditated attack’ during his fight on the air with Meghan Markle that cost him his job at Good Morning Britain (GMB) in his first TV interview since he left the show.
The 56-year-old journalist caused a storm on social media last month after saying he ‘didn’t believe a word’ of what the duchess said during her extraordinary interview with US chat program legend Oprah Winfrey.
Piers Morgan gave an hour-long interview to Tucker Carlson Today on Fox Nation streaming service
This led to an explosive confrontation in the air with GMB meteorologist Beresford, who accused Morgan of ‘destroying’ the Suits actress before he left the set. Later that day, columnist MailOnline left the ITV breakfast program.
Sitting down with American TV presenter Tucker Carlson on Monday to say ‘MY truth’ about the controversy surrounding his criticisms of Sussex, Morgan said Beresford’s comments were part of a ‘premeditated attack’.
During his hour-long interview with Tucker Carlson Today on the Fox Nation streaming service, Morgan hit Beresford, calling the 40-year-old man ‘the weather guy’ and ‘not a journalist’.
He also revealed that he was “disappointed” by his co-host Susanna Reid’s apologies after he left the set – but said he believed she might have acted “in fear” of a “huge Twitter” if she had defended him.
Morgan even poured cold water over allegations that Meghan received racist coverage in the British press, saying, ‘I never saw this, I don’t believe it’, while pointing to positive media coverage of the royal wedding in 2018.
Instead, he doubled his original comments, saying he was right not to believe the Duke and Duchess in his interview with Oprah because 17 of his claims were proven false, exaggerated or unverifiable.
And he said he has the support of the public. Morgan said: ‘Old, young, black, white, it didn’t matter. They’ve come to me en masse all day, every day. ‘
Morgan said people agreed with his comments about Meghan or defended his right to freedom of expression. “The British people have realized this,” he told Tucker Carlson Today on Fox Nation streaming service.
Morgan said he has received many job offers since he left Good Morning Britain and explored the circumstances surrounding his departure. He briefly left the set after a confrontation with climate host Alex Beresford.
Morgan described his former colleague as “the guy who occasionally makes the mood”. He added: ‘He is not a journalist. But he is someone who helped me in his career several times, when he asked me.
Morgan accused Beresford of a ‘premeditated attack … on a personal level’.
He said he shouldn’t have left the set. And Morgan addressed the on-air statement by Susanna Reid, a former Good Morning Britain co-host, about her departure. He said he ‘didn’t particularly like it’, but suggested that she was ‘overcome with fear’.
Morgan added: “Honestly, I think she was overcome with fear. I think she was afraid that if she went too far in saying good things about me, the same thing could happen to her, that there would be a huge pile on Twitter. ‘
In his interview with Carlson, which lasted more than an hour, Morgan described Meghan, who reached fame starring in the TV drama Suits, as the “delusional duchess who is preparing”.
Criticizing the couple for their commercial deals with companies like Spotify and Netflix, Morgan said: ‘They are not earning all that money from talent – Meghan was an OK actress on a show that few people watched’.
And of Harry, Morgan praised his work in the Armed Forces, before adding: ‘What happened to that guy? That he became a weeping 30-year-old brat complaining that his father is still not funding everything he does.
Asked by Carlson about what the future holds for the Duke, 36, and the Duchess, 39, Morgan said: ‘She has a history of abandoning everything and everyone when they are no longer useful to her, so my advice to Harry is: make sure they remain in use.
“And its main use, it seems to me, is that it has a real title and it has cruelly exploited that title for hundreds of millions of dollars.”
He accused the couple of having told “so many ridiculous lies” in their March interview with Oprah and rejected claims that he was racist for not believing them.
He said the interview was “tacky, in bad taste, hypocritical and, I believe, in some cases, lying entirely on a global scale”.
And Morgan used his appearance on Carlson’s show to criticize what he described as the ‘awake crowd’ and urged audiences to ‘get up and say’ no ”.
He cited Sharon Osbourne’s recent departure from a US chat program as an example of the so-called cancellation culture. Osbourne left The Talk after defending Morgan against allegations of racism because of his comments on Meghan.