Netflix today announced the first TV series of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following their multi-million dollar contract with the network, a documentary series about the Invictus Games.
The program, Heart of Invictus, will follow competitors around the world training for the Games in The Hague, which were expected to take place in 2020, but were postponed until next year due to the pandemic.
Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Productions are teaming up with director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara on the series that will follow both the athletes and organizers as they prepare for the event.
The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex, who will appear on camera and serve as an executive producer, has lived in a £ 10 million mansion in Montecito, California with his wife Meghan, 39, since they both retired as seniors last summer. royals.
The couple, who have also signed a multi-million dollar deal with Spotify and gave a great interview to Oprah Winfrey last month, are expecting a baby girl while their son Archie turns two next month.
Harry said of the new show today: ‘Since the very first Invictus Games in 2014, we knew that each competitor would contribute in their own exceptional way to a mosaic of resilience, determination and determination.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex speak to Oprah Winfrey in their bombshell tell-all interview that first aired March 7
This series gives communities around the world a glimpse into the moving 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 continuously inspiring global healing, human potential and ongoing service. ‘
Harry explained the Netflix and Spotify deals earlier in the Oprah interview by saying, ‘My family literally cut me off financially and I had to afford security for us.’
Dominic Reid, chief executive of the Invictus Games Foundation, said: “ We are very excited about the opportunity to show 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 steadfastness in working for their recovery.
This partnership will also make a significant contribution to charity. We are extremely grateful to our Founding Patron for his continued efforts to support the military community and for making this partnership a reality. ‘
And Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-chief executive and chief content officer, said, “ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Archewell Productions team are building an ambitious slate that reflects the values and goals they hold dear.
From the moment I met them, it was clear that the Invictus Games hold a very special place in their hearts, and I couldn’t be more pleased that their first series for Netflix will show that to the world in a way that is still has never been shown before. ‘
The announcement comes hours after Piers Morgan accused the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of “complete hypocrisy” over their interview with Oprah, saying he has the “universal support” of the British public.
Morgan left his job on Good Morning Britain last month after saying he didn’t believe what Meghan said to Oprah.
The Duchess said she was ignored when expressing concerns about her mental health and that racist remarks had been made before the birth of her son, Archie.
Netflix today announced the first Prince Harry and Meghan Markle TV series for the network, about the Invictus Games
Prince Harry’s postponed Invictus Games 2020 has been postponed again, it was announced today. Pictured: the couple in 2018
In his first TV interview since leaving Good Morning Britain, Morgan spoke to US conservative news personality Tucker Carlson and backed his comments, accusing the couple of the “ most extraordinarily unfair defamation, hit job ” on the royal family.
Piers Morgan slams ‘stand-in weatherman’ Alex Beresford for ‘pre-meditated’ Meghan Markle attack that cost him his job on ITV’s GMB
Piers Morgan slammed Alex Beresford for launching a ‘premeditated attack’ during their on-air Meghan Markle feud 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 firestorm on social media last month after saying he “didn’t believe a word” of what the Duchess said during her extraordinary interview with American chat show legend Oprah Winfrey.
Piers Morgan gave an hour-long interview to the Tucker Carlson Today program on the Fox Nation streaming service
It led to an explosive on-air clash with GMB weather forecaster Beresford, who accused Morgan of ‘trashing’ the Suits actress before dashing off the set. Later that day, the MailOnline columnist quit the ITV breakfast show.
Morgan, sitting with American TV host Tucker Carlson to tell ‘MY truth’ about the controversy surrounding his criticism of the Sussexes, Morgan said Beresford’s comments were part of a ‘premeditated attack’.
During his hour-long interview with the Tucker Carlson Today program on the Fox Nation streaming service, Morgan hit on Beresford, calling the 40-year-old ‘the stand-in weatherman’ and ‘not a journalist’.
He also revealed he was’ disappointed ‘by his co-host Susanna Reid’s apology after storming off the set – but said he believed she might be acting’ in the throes of fear ‘from a’ huge Twitter pile. ‘if she had defended him.
Morgan even poured cold water on allegations that Meghan was getting racist coverage in the British press, saying, “ I’ve never seen that, I don’t believe that, ” as he pointed out positive media coverage of the 2018 royal wedding.
Instead, he doubled down on his original comments, saying he was right not to believe the Duke and Duchess in their interview with Oprah, because 17 of their claims have since 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 flock to me every day. ‘
Morgan said people agreed with his comments about Meghan or defended his right to free speech. “The British people have seen through this,” he told the Tucker Carlson Today program on the Fox Nation streaming service.
Morgan said he has gotten ‘many’ job openings since leaving Good Morning Britain and researching the circumstances surrounding his departure. He briefly walked off the set after a confrontation with weather presenter Alex Beresford.
Morgan described his former colleague as “the stand-in weather forecaster who does the weather every now and then.” He added: ‘He is not a journalist. But he is someone I helped with his career a number of times when he asked me to. ‘
Morgan accused Beresford of a “premeditated attack … on a personal level.”
He said he shouldn’t have walked off the set. And Morgan focused on his former Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid’s on-air statement about his departure. He said he “didn’t really like it,” but suggested she was “in the throes of fear.”
Morgan added: ‘I really think she was in the throes of fear. I think she was afraid that if she went too far in saying nice things about me, the same thing would happen to her, that there would be a huge Twitter pile. ‘
In his interview with Carlson, which lasted more than an hour, Morgan described Meghan, who rose to fame in the TV drama Suits, as the ‘delusional imagination of the Duchess in the making’.
Morgan criticized the pair for their commercial deals with Spotify and Netflix, saying, “They don’t make all this money with talent – Meghan was a fine actress on a show that not many people watched.”
And about Harry, Morgan praised his work in the armed forces before adding, “What happened to that man? That he’s turned into a whiny brat in his mid-thirties, complaining that his dad still isn’t funding everything he does. ‘
Asked by Carlson what the future holds for the Duke, 36, and Duchess, 39, Morgan said: ‘She has a track record of everything and everyone fleeing when they are no longer of use to her, so take my advice Harry is: continue to use.
“And his main use, it seems to me, is that he has a royal title and she has ruthlessly exploited that title to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.”
He accused the couple of telling “ so many ridiculous whoppers ” in their March interview with Oprah and dismissed claims that he was racist because he didn’t believe them.
He said the interview was “tacky, tacky, insincere, and I’m afraid in some cases I’m downright global.”
And Morgan used his performance on Carlson’s show to protest what he described as the ‘awakened crowd’ and urged the audience to ‘get up and say’ no ‘.
He pointed to Sharon Osbourne’s recent departure from a US chat show as an example of the so-called cancellation culture. Osbourne left The Talk after defending Morgan against allegations of racism over his comments about Meghan.