Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Reportedly Developing a Great Expectations Prequel at Netflix

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Following the mutual parting ways of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Spotify, reporters are diving into the couple's deal with Netflix.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a reported $150 million deal with the streamer in 2020, and have since released a docuseries, Harry & Meghan, and produced Live to Lead, which came out at the end of last year. In addition, a documentary about Prince Harry's Invictus Games, Heart of Invictus, is scheduled to come out later this summer.

"It's gonna be epic entertainment—so excited about that deal," Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings said at the time. "They're smart—they were shopping it around across all of the major companies, and I think we really put together the best complete package, and we're going to do a wide range of entertainment with them."

Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Prince Harry and Meghan's projects in development include a TV show called Bad Manners, based on the Miss Havisham characters from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Per the Journal, "The prequel would recast the lonely spinster as a strong woman living in a patriarchal society, though it is unclear whether the show will get a green light from Netflix."

In the 1861 novel, Miss Havisham is a wealthy spinster who has been left at the altar. There have been numerous Great Expectations adaptations through the years, including a TV show that premiered earlier this year starring Olivia Colman in the role of Miss Havisham. In other film and TV adaptations, actresses such as Anne Bancroft, Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter, and more, have played the character.

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