Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s production company is looking to bring a bestselling book to Netflix queues.
On Monday, author Carley Fortune confirmed toThe Independentthat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions hub is adapting her romance novelMeet Me at the Lakefor the streamer.
“I’m so thrilled about working with Netflix and Archewell to bringMeet Me at the Laketo the screen,” she said in a statement. “Will and Fern’s love story is dear to my heart, and I can’t imagine a more perfect partnership,” she added, referencing the protagonists whose story shares similarities with Harry, 38, and Meghan, 42.
“I never thought I’d be making this announcement, but since I am, it feels fitting that I’m doing it from the cottage where it all began,” the author wrote on Instagram. “I’m thrilled to confirm that I’m teaming up with Netflix and Archewell productions on the adaption ofMeet Me at the Lake.Will and Fern’s love story is dear to my heart, and I can’t imagine a more perfect partnership. Writing this book was a tremendous personal challenge, and to see it recognized in this way is truly incredible.”
Meet Me at the Lakeis Fortune’s second text and debuted at number one onThe New York Timesbestsellers list for paperback trade fiction. Set in Toronto — where Meghan lived while filming thelegal dramaSuitsbefore she married Harry in 2018 — the novel follows Will and Fern, “two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects,” its Amazon page states.
Will and Fern connect in their thirties — the same time when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met — and “the plot bears some likeness to Harry and Meghan’s whirlwind romance, as one of the protagonists in Fortune’s story lost a parent in a car crash and struggled with alcohol and drug use,”The Independentreported.
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Audioparted ways with Spotifyin June after releasing one season of Meghan’sArchetypespodcast, a Netflix spokespersonconfirmed to PEOPLEthat the streamer has several projects in the works with Archewell Productions.
“We value our partnership with Archewell Productions,” a Netflix spokesperson told PEOPLE in June following the Spotify news. “Harry & Meghan was Netflix’s biggest documentary debut ever, and we’ll continue to work together on a number of projects, including the upcoming documentary seriesHeart of Invictus.”
After stepping back from their royal roles and moving to Meghan’s home state of California in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed amultiyear deal with Netflix. In December 2022, their seriesHarry & Meghanprovided a look at their love story — as well as their lives as members of the British royal family and their decision to leave the U.K. The intimate six-episode series became thebiggest documentary debut weekin Netflix history.
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“From what I gathered, they enjoyed their food and had a nice time,” a source tells PEOPLE.
While Prince Harry is often seen at the beach in Montecito and Meghan has been spottedat local markets, the couple mostly keep to themselves.
A friend tells PEOPLEin this week’s cover story, “They’re not into a big scene. They prefer smaller group hangouts at home, karaoke, that sort of thing.”
source: people.com
