Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly gearing up for another major Netflix project — and this time, they’re diving straight into war drama territory.
According to Deadline, the Sussexes are set to produce a new Netflix film adaptation of No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege through their Archewell Productions banner as part of their ongoing partnership with the streaming giant.
The project will reportedly reunite the couple with Netflix scripted content executive Tracy Ryerson, while Bridge of Spies screenwriter Matt Charman is attached to adapt the book into a feature film.
The story centers around Major Adam Jowett and Easy Company — a group made up of British Paras and Royal Irish Rangers who were sent to defend Musa Qala in Afghanistan’s Helmand province during intense Taliban attacks in 2006.
The official synopsis describes the soldiers becoming trapped inside a vulnerable compound while facing repeated waves of attacks from Taliban forces.
The project appears especially personal for Prince Harry given his own military history. Harry served in the British Army for a decade and completed two tours in Afghanistan, including time spent in Helmand province — the same region central to the story being adapted.
The reported film is also shaping up to become one of the biggest scripted projects attached to Harry and Meghan since Netflix reworked their deal into a first-look arrangement last year.
And the war movie isn’t the only thing in development.
The Sussexes are also reportedly tied to adaptations of Tracey Oliver’s The Wedding Date and Carley Fortune’s Meet Me at the Lake, while also executive-producing a polo-themed drama series set in Wellington, Florida.
That series is reportedly being written by Francisca X. Hu.
The latest update signals Harry and Meghan are continuing to push aggressively into Hollywood production after spending the past few years building Archewell’s entertainment slate with Netflix.
Bottom line: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly developing a major new Netflix war film based on real-life British soldiers trapped under Taliban siege — and the Afghanistan setting could make it one of the Duke of Sussex’s most personal projects yet.
