Meghan Markle Is Developing Inspiring Animated Netflix Series With David Furnish
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Meghan Markle is now collaborating with well-known producers David Furnish and Carolyn Soper in a new animated children’s series, titled Pearl, for Netflix. This comes as part of the partnership that the giant streaming service has with Archewell Productions.
Archewell, founded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was created in 2020 with the aim to “unleash the power of compassion to drive change through non-profit work and creative activations.” Archewell Productions, which currently has one more title under its belt, the Heart of Invictus docuseries, is part of the organization.
Pearl tells the story of a 12-year-old girl whose adventures are inspired by influential women throughout history. “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges,” Markle reveals in a statement about the forthcoming series. “I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix, and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history.”
Working on Pearl alongside Markle, Furnish, and Soper, are filmmakers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. The roles of showrunner and executive producer will be overseen by Amanda Rynes.
Pearl is still a working title and its release date has not yet been announced, but the highly-anticipated series already has positioned the innovative Duke and Duchess well within the creative industry—a field not previously broached by the Royal Family.
[via Variety, image via Shaun Jeffers / Shutterstock.com]
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