Netflix is exploring another team-up with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Productions for a series about polo.
After working with the couple on the 2024 docuseries PoloThe broadcaster is developing a scripted drama revolving around sports. Hollywood Reporter And he confirmed. The series is produced by Archewell and the company from gossip girl Creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Illusory Empire. The former royals are set to executive produce.
The drama, which is framed as a story about a rivalry between two teams in the thriving “horse town” of Wellington, Florida, is written by warrior and monarch Writer Francesca X. Ho. Deadline was first to report on the project.
However, the story arrived after the streaming company downgraded its deal with the couple from an overall deal to a first-look deal and exited Markle’s lifestyle brand As Ever as a business partner.
At a press event on Wednesday, Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, responded to the story diverse There is an allegation of a “disagreement” between the couple and the streaming giant. “I would say don’t believe everything you read,” she said. “We still have a relationship with them, we have films in development with them, we have a great doc with them, and they have things in development on the TV and film side.”
So this announcement comes at an opportune time for Archewell. The couple’s latest polo-themed project with Netflix, Polowhich premiered on December 10, 2024, did not blow up in the ratings when it was first released. According to Netflix’s engagement reports for the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025, Polo It received just 1.1 million views and 4.5 million hours of viewing during that period.
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