Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the surprising announcement in January 2020 that they were planning to leave royal life (and the United Kingdom in general), we've been wondering what was next for them, and now we're starting to slowly find out. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated to Santa Barbara, California, and are living in their own home with Archie. Now, it looks like their next move seems to be all about taking over Hollywood ASAP.
Let's face it, Harry and Meghan aren't working royals anymore and have to make money somehow. And with Meghan's background in entertainment, anything and everything in that industry makes the most sense for them. Meghan and Harry can now combine their powers to create something the industry has never seen before … and the rest of us can sit back and enjoy whatever they create.
Read on for all the ways Meghan and Harry can easily take over Hollywood. If they want to make names for themselves and build a media empire, it seems to be theirs for the taking. And now that they're off to a solid start, there's no telling what they'll be able to accomplish — with or without the support of the royals they left behind.
As a source told Us Weekly, Harry may be planning to start his career in Hollywood by making documentaries about the causes that matter most to him. "Harry's determined to make it in Hollywood, just as much as Meghan," said the source."He's focusing on making documentaries connected to good causes — not just on the production side of things. We'll also be seeing him in front of the camera, more as a spokesperson than anything else."
Meghan and Harry have been planning for months to launch a giant rebrand when the time is right, and that could end up being crucial to their Hollywood takeover. After all, they're no longer able to use the Sussex Royal branding, so they had no choice but to come up with something new — and that something could end up being exactly what they need to launch themselves into success.
According to a report from Variety, Harry and Meghan have spent their summer in talks with different networks about the future projects they have in the works —so obviously, they've already been thinking and planning a lot about how Hollywood will play into this new chapter of their lives in LA. The more connections they make, the better.
We already know that Harry reportedly wants to make documentaries of his own, but he's already snapping into action and joining other documentaries, too. He had a part in Netflix's Rising Phoenix, which is about the Paralympics that hit the streaming service in August 2020. In it, Harry spoke about the Invictus Games, which he founded.
Meghan has already proven that she can do voice-over work when she supplied the narration for the Disney+ documentary, Elephants, and she did a good job. It wouldn't be surprising if this ended up being the first of many voice-over gigs for her, and maybe at some point, Harry will end up joining in on it, too.
In 2019, Prince Harry revealed that he is teaming up with Oprah Winfrey to create a series for AppleTV that will focus on mental health issues from a factual, scientific perspective. Last we heard, the show is still in its development phases, but hopefully, we'll be able to see the fruits of their labor soon.
Harry and Meghan signed with a speaking agency in New York, the Harry Walker Agency, that will help pair them with speaking engagements that match the topics they care about most. This will only serve to increase the couple's star power, and stars and politicians — like Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Michelle and Barack Obama — are also signed with the same agency.
News recently broke that Meghan and Harry have made a massive deal with Netflix, and they are planning to create content that is meaningful to them personally. "Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope," they said in a statement, via The New York Times. "As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us."
Along with Meghan and Harry's Netflix deal came the news that they're starting their own production company to help create the projects that they will bring to life with the streaming service. With their own company, the possibilities are endless — especially now that they officially have a platform for their work.
Obviously, this is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle we're talking about. Who isn't dying to find out what they're going to do next, especially after everything they've been through and all the big changes they've made in their lives over the last couple of years? The curiosity alone ensures that there will be plenty of people willing to give them the spotlight they need to succeed.
One of the big reasons it'll be easy for Meghan and Harry to take over Hollywood? The fact that they already have so many connections. After all, George Clooney did attend their wedding, and that's no small thing. Thanks to Meghan's years of experience, they're sure to succeed — and they can call in a favor if they need to.
If Harry and Meghan really want to make a splash and attract all the attention, all they have to do is be willing to open up and talk about their lives — especially everything that's happened over the past year. Everyone is dying to know what goes on behind the scenes in the royal family, so who wouldn't tune in to hear it from their points of view?
Going all the way back to the beginning of 2020 there have been reports about Meghan and Harry's big plans to break into Hollywood, and it sounds like they're finally starting to get all their ducks in a row. Reportedly, they want to build "a commercial empire," and that means they must already be thinking about the long game.
While Meghan and Harry were still working royals, they never would have been able to make their Hollywood dreams come true. (Their No. 1 priority would have been the monarchy.) Now, they're free and clear to do what they please, and with that freedom comes the opportunity for them to truly be able to take Hollywood by storm.
Going all the way back to when Meghan and Harry announced they were leaving royal life, there were reports that Meghan was looking for an agent. If those reports were indeed true, then this is something that she and Harry have been planning to get into for a while now. And with Meghan being represented, they're all set to start creating the life they've wanted to build … and to take Hollywood over in the process.
