Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Hire Oscar-Nominated Director To Helm Netflix Docuseries: Report

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are working with an Oscar-nominated director for one of their Netflix projects, a report has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have teamed up with Liz Garbus for their upcoming docuseries with the streamer, Page Six reported. The royal couple reportedly has been working on the rumored project for over a year as part of their multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix.

Garbus was spotted in the background when Prince Harry and Markle flew to New York City in September 2021 with a small camera crew, the outlet claimed. The crew reportedly hid their equipment to keep the docuseries under wraps.

Prince Harry and Markle's three-day trip to the Big Apple included a stay at a luxury apartment at United Nations Plaza. The cameras followed them as they attended a red carpet gala honoring the veterans aboard the USS Intrepid in Manhattan and a lunch at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, according to Page Six.

The outlet claimed that Garbus was seen with colleagues hiding camera equipment under coats and bags while filming Prince Harry and Markle. Her film crew was also seen with the Sussexes in an Airstream van on their way to the veterans' gala, the report said.

International Business Times could not independently verify these claims. The Sussexes' rep could not be reached for comment, according to Page Six.

Garbus is a documentarian and filmmaker who tackles true crime, voter suppression and the justice system. She was nominated for the best documentary Oscar in 1999 for "The Farm: Angola, USA" and again in 2016 for "What Happened, Miss Simone?" Garbus also earned an Emmy nomination in 2021 as a director of the last season of "The Handmaid's Tale."

Netflix axed Markle's animated series "Pearl" in early May in its move to cut costs following a drop in subscribers. The duchess was set to serve as executive producer alongside Garbus, Elton John's husband David Furnish, Carolyn Soper, Dan Cogan and Amanda Rynda.

Following the cancellation of her animated show, it was reported that Markle and Prince Harry were working on an "at-home with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-style" docuseries for the streaming giant.

Netflix is looking to release the series by the end of the year to tie in Prince Harry's upcoming memoir, but the couple's team would rather it air next year, unnamed sources told Page Six.

"The timing is still being discussed, things are up in the air," a producer in the know, who was not named, told the outlet.

In addition to this, Prince Harry is working on "Heart of Invictus," a docuseries about the Paralympic-style games founded by the royal in 2014. The Duke of Sussex was photographed with cameras in tow when he made his way to the archery games sans his wife at this year's Invictus Games in the Netherlands back in April.