Harry and Meghan 'making Netflix movie' with eerie nod to Princess Diana's death
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly set to produce a new film for Netflix based on a novel that has some eerie parallels for the Prince and the death of his mother, the late Lady Diana Spencer.
The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex and his 42-year-old wife, Meghan, signed a commercial deal with Netflix back in 2020 - but have so far created a low amount of content, mainly including their Harry & Meghan documentary series. Earlier this year, the couple were dropped by Spotify - with whom they had a smilier content creating deal - after their Archetypes podcast series was cancelled after 12 episodes.
There had been speculation that the couple would lose their Netflix deal. However, the pair are set to make a new film drama - with the news coming weeks after a source stated that their deal with Netflix was still in tact.
Fans of Harry will be surprised to learn he and Meghan have bid for the rights to turn a novel called Meet Me At The Lake, by author Carley Fortune, into a film. The plot details of the romantic novel are eerily similar to the lives of the royal couple.
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The story focuses on a couple who fall for each other once they enter their 30s, and one of the characters is left with trauma following the death of a parent in a car crash. Prince Harry was 12-years-old when Diana died at the age of 36 in 1997.
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He and Meghan met when he was 32 and she was 35 - beginning their romance in 2016, tying-the-knot in 2018, welcoming their first child in 2019, and their second in 2021. Meet Me At The Lake also includes themes of mental health and post-natal depression. A source told The Sun: “The themes of the book gripped the couple and it was chosen for their first adaptation with Netflix.”
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While PR expert Mark Borkowski questioned why publishers, Penguin Random House, would sell the rights of the novel - which sold 37,000 in the week of it's release - to an inexperienced production company. He told the publication: “Although if it’s a best-seller, you wouldn’t be handing it to Harry and Meghan. There’s some amazing drama producers out there. Why would you give away a prize asset?"
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix deal is said to have banked them £80 million when it was signed in 2020. A spokesperson tried to calm rumours the pair’s deal had collapsed earlier this year.
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They said in June: "The bond with Archewell Productions is one we deeply value. Harry & Meghan launched as Netflix's most spectacular documentary debut to date. Our exciting journey with them isn't ending anytime soon. We're currently collaborating on numerous projects, including the much-anticipated documentary series Heart of Invictus." The Heart of Invictus series is due to air on the streaming service this month.
Meanwhile, the pair lost their Spotify deal - worth a reported £18 million - in June. The axing of their deal generated embarrassing headlines for the pair, as Spotify bosses branded the couple ‘grifters’ and ‘talentless’.
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