The crystal-coated Times Square ball won’t be the only thing dropping this New Year’s Eve.
It’s also when a new documentary series profiling various leaders and executive-produced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex comes out on Netflix.
Fresh off telling their own story in Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” the formerly royal pair is launching the seven-part documentary series, “Live to Lead,” in which world leaders, prominent activists and other advocates for change will “share messages of courage, compassion, humility, hope and generosity,” the streaming service said Monday.
It’s inspired by Nelson Mandela, as Harry intoned in a trailer. The Nelson Mandela Foundation tweeted its approval.
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived,” Harry said in the clip, quoting Mandela, as Markle finished the sentence, “It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
Teased in the clips are the likes of feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, climate activist Greta Thurburg, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, social justice attorney and advocate Bryan Stevenson and the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also appearing will be Albie Sachs, anti-apartheid activist and former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and Siya Kolisi, captain of the South African national rugby team.
“Their voices give us hope. Their actions shape our world. Their leadership inspires our future,” Netflix tweeted along with the trailer.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are executive producing the series under the auspices of Archewell Productions, the production company they formed when signing a deal with Netflix in 2020.
The pair were honored earlier this month for their racial justice work through the Archewell Foundation with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award. In February, they received the NAACP president’s award, also for social justice work.
Their docuseries “Harry & Meghan” told the story of what made them step back from front-row royal duties in 2020 and marked Netflix’s biggest debut ever.
While the couple has indicated they’d like a formal apology for the racism they say Meghan endured, the palace has remained silent.
A memoir penned by Harry, “Spare,” is due out in January.
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