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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Productions announced on Tuesday its first Netflix docu-series, called ‘Heart of Invictus’.
The show will follow veterans participating in the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games while rehearsing for Invictus Games The Hague, which will take place in 2022. Harry founded the Games, which is a Paralympic multisport event for wounded servicemen. 2014.
“This series gives communities around the world a window into the gripping and uplifting stories of these competitors heading to the Netherlands next year,” Prince Harry said in a release shared with HuffPost.
“As Archewell Productions’ first series with Netflix, in collaboration with the Invictus Games Foundation, I could not be more excited for the journey ahead or proud of the Invictus community for continually inspiring global healing, human potential and continued service, he added. .
Samir Hussein via Getty Images The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are attending the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge at the Invictus Games on 20 October 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
Both Harry and the Invictus Games Foundation are listed as executive producers for the series, led by director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara. The Netflix statement said the show “will provide significant funding to the organization”.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced that they have signed a massive multi-year deal with Netflix in September 2020, a few months after announcing their intention to retire in January as working members of the royal family.
The couple said at the time that they wanted to ‘create content that informs but also gives hope’, something that is reflected in the recent Netflix news, which says that ‘Heart of Invictus’ will reveal powerful stories of resilience and hope. ‘
Netflix co-CEO and CEO Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday that Harry, Meghan and their Archewell Productions team are building an ambitious lead that reflects the values and causes. ‘
‘From the moment I met them, it was clear that the Invictus games had a very special place in their hearts, and I could not be happier that their first series for Netflix brought it to the world in a way that still never seen before will display. Sarandos said.
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