Prince Harry talks about “what happens behind closed doors” in the documentary “Harry & Meghan”

Nearly three years after stepping down from royal duties, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will share an unprecedented look at their lives beyond the palace in an upcoming Netflix documentary series. It’s just one of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s many projects, including the upcoming Prince Harry memoir. Replacement and Meghan’s Spotify podcast archetypes.

News of a Sussex documentary comes as no surprise considering the pair signed a massive multi-year deal with Netflix in 2020. The deal saw them produce documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s titles for the streamer. .

Details about harry and meghan, the six-episode series about the love story of the duke and duchess, is starting to come out. This is what we know so far.

When harry and meghan being released?

There’s no official release date yet, but Netflix stated that the series is “coming soon” when it officially unveiled the project on December 1.

The announcement came later page six reported that the document would begin to be broadcast on December 8 and us weekly seemed to confirm that it would arrive in December. The release date was reportedly pushed back out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II following her death in September and following complaints about depictions of the royal family in The crownwhose final season began streaming on Netflix on November 9.

Is there a trailer?

to hold you until harry and meghan Drops, Netflix shared a sneak peek and first-look photos showing never-before-seen glimpses of the couple.

“Nobody sees what goes on behind closed doors,” Prince Harry says in a voiceover. “I had to do everything possible to protect my family,” he adds.

“When the stakes are so high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?” Meghan says in an interview.

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What will it be about?

Netflix promotes that harry and meghan it is an “in-depth” series in which the Sussexes will “share the other side of their high-profile love story.”

The streamer adds: “Over six episodes, the series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling compelled to step away from their full-time roles at the institution. With commentary from friends and family, most of whom have never before spoken publicly about what they witnessed, and historians looking at the current state of the British Commonwealth and the royal family’s relationship with the press, the series does more than illuminate the love story of a couple. , paints a picture of our world and how we treat each other. From critically acclaimed, two-time Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus, harry and meghan is a never-before-seen look at one of the most talked about couples in history.”

Weather page six previously reported that this will be a docuseries “at home in the style of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”, most details have yet to be confirmed by the couple and Netflix itself. Meghan, however, has given vague hints in recent months.

speaking to The cut in August, he shut down rumors that the series would be a reality show. “The part of my life that I haven’t been able to share, that people haven’t been able to see, is our love story,” she said. But when asked to clarify if she and Harry were filming a doc about her love story, she added: “The funny thing is, I’m not trying to be cautious. I don’t read any press. So I don’t know what is confirmed. I will tell you that Liz Garbus is incredible. Now that the sneak peek and synopsis are public, we know the love story angle is true.

Garbus, an Oscar nominee who directed documentaries like What happened, Miss Simone? Y With love, Marilyn, stepped in after Garrett Bradley left the project. Garbus was also working on Pearla feminist animated series produced by the Sussexes, which Netflix dropped for budget reasons earlier this year.

while talking to Variety For an October cover story, Meghan clarified that the docuseries wasn’t done “the way we would have told it,” but she and Harry trusted Garbus with their narrative.

“It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story, an experienced director whose work I’ve admired for a long time, even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it,” the Duchess said. “But that’s not why we’re counting it. We are entrusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.”

meghan said The cut that her and Harry’s future projects will carry the theme, quoted from their wedding speech, of “absolute knowledge that, above all, love wins.” She explained, “I hope that’s the feeling people get when they see the content or the projects we’re working on.”

This story has been updated.

Erica Gonzales is the Senior Editor for Culture at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of TV, movies, music, books and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There’s a 75 percent chance that she’s listening to Lorde right now.