Harry and Meghan
(Picture: PA Wire)Prince Harry and Meghan are set to produce romantic comedies for Netflix, according to reports.
The pair, who have made much of their own love story, struck a deal reportedly worth up to £81m to produce content for the streaming giant in 2020.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already made documentaries as part of the agreement but are keen to make romantic comedies in a bid to move away from only making content about themselves, The Telegraph reports.
A source told the newspaper: "There will be more of a heavy focus on fictional, scripted content. It will be rom-coms, feelgood and light-hearted programmes."
The couple will not appear on screen and will instead executive-produce the comedies, allowing them more time to pursue philanthropic work.
Harry revealed in his memoir Spare that he used to binge-watch friends while Meghan had previously said she is a huge fan of classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally.
It comes after the Netflix series titled Harry & Meghan, featuring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, became the streaming service’s second-most successful documentary series.
The six episodes, which were released last December, chronicle the couple’s life after they stepped down as working royals and moved to California.
It was directed by the Oscar nominee Liz Garbus and included interviews with the couple and much of their inner circle.
Harry & Meghan was released in two three-episode volumes. The first revealed that they were introduced on Instagram, that he proposed at Kensington Palace and that part of the royal family failed to protect Meghan from the press because hostile coverage was a "rite of passage".
The second volume, which was much more explosive, covered their exit from royal life and Harry said that he was terrified when Prince William shouted at him as they met to discuss the future.
The Duke of Sussex also believed that his wife’s miscarriage in July 2020 was because of the stress of a court case involving Associated Newspapers which publishes The Mail on Sunday.
He also claimed that Kensington Palace "lied to protect my brother" when it issued a statement denying a story that William had bullied him out of the royal family.
Spare, Harry’s memoir, was released last month. Penguin Random House, the publisher, said it sold 400,000 copies in the UK on its first day. In its first week it sold 3.2 million copies worldwide and 1.6 million copies in the United States.
