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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "have a bunch" of new projects in development, paving the way for a burst over the next 12 months, according to Netflix's chief content officer.
Bela Bajaria used an appearance at a Netflix promotional event in Hollywood to tease new work by the couple.
Quoted by U.K. broadsheet The Times, she said: "They actually have a bunch in development."
Bajaria said new projects included "a couple of unscripted things" as well as a film and a series while all were said to be in "very early development."
The Wall Street Journal also reported in June the couple was developing a Netflix TV show Bad Manners, telling the story of Miss Havisham from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
The show will reportedly be a prequel recasting her from a lonely spinster to a strong woman oppressed by patriarchy. The WSJ noted it was not clear whether it had got the green light.
Meghan hinted there would be announcements coming soon during a red-carpet appearance at Variety's Power of Women event in November.
"We have so many exciting things on the slate," she said. "I can't wait until we can announce them, but I'm just really proud of what we're creating and my husband is loving it too."
There is additional pressure on the multi-year deal after the collapse of the Spotify deal, announced in June 2023 as an executive, Bill Simmons, described them as "grifters."
Their initial project, Harry & Meghan, retold the story of their royal exit and drew a huge audience but also earned significant criticism in the U.S. as well as the U.K. media.
The six-part series landed a Rotten Tomatoes critics rating of 43 percent and audience rating of 19 percent.
Their two follow-up projects, Live to Lead and Heart of Invictus, drew far less audience.
Bajaria's intervention was well timed for the Sussexes, however, following stories this week about Bennett Levine, manager of their Archewell production company, parting ways.
His LinkedIn shows he has jumped ship to become a tracking executive at Cinetic Media in January 2024.
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
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Update 02/01/24 12:11 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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