Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s new Netflix project, Live to Lead will hit launch on the streaming service on December 31, 2022.
In the trailer, Prince Harry says, “This was inspired by Nelson Mandela, who once said, ‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.’ ” His wife, Meghan continues, “It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” The new Netflix series will see leaders and activists “reflect on their legacies and share messages of courage, compassion, humility [and] hope.”
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Set To Release New Netflix Project Inspired by Nelson Mandela
Viewers will see the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, social justice attorney and advocate Bryan Stevenson, climate change activist Greta Thunberg, South Africa’s national rugby union team captain and campaigner Siya Kolisi, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, feminist activist Gloria Steinem and anti-apartheid activist and former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Albie Sachs.
Prince Harry continues, “It’s about people who have made brave choices,” and Meghan adds, “To fight for change and to become leaders.” “And giving inspiration to the rest of us,” says Harry. “To live, to lead.”
Harry and Meghan’s new series comes shortly after the docuseries, Harry & Meghan which made history as Netflix’s biggest documentary debut ever with 81.55 million viewing hours. The duo shared love story and their time as working members of the royal family. They also revealed why they stepped down from their royal roles to start all over in California.
The couple first signed a multi-year deal with the streaming giant in September 2020. At the time, it was reported by The New York Times that their production hub, later named Archewell Productions, would exclusively create documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows and children’s program for Netflix. The Invictus Games Foundation announced in April 2021 that Archewell Productions was working on a Netflix docuseries about the epic event. The docuseries, Heart of Invictus, would follow the competition’s athletes.
