Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Developing War Movie About Afghanistan for Netflix
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are developing a feature film about the Afghanistan War as part of their new relationship with Netflix.
PEOPLE has confirmed that Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, are involved in creating a film adaptation of the book No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege. The project was first reported by Deadline.
The story revolves around Easy Company, a unit of British soldiers drawn from the Parachute Regiment and Royal Irish, who were given a mission to hold the center of Musa Qala in Helmand Province. The soldiers then find themselves heavily outnumbered by the Taliban, according to a description by publisher, Pan Macmillan.
Deadline reported that Matt Charman, known for his work on Bridge of Spies, is writing the Netflix adaptation of the book by Major Adam Jowett, who led the unit.
Harry, Meghan and Tracy Ryerson, who is in charge of scripted content, will produce the movie for Archewell, Deadline added.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Nicole Avant, and Ted Sarandos attend Netflix’s BEEF season 2 Montecito Tastemaker at a private residence on April 10, 2026 in Montecito, California. (
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in April 2026.
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The project is part of Harry and Meghan’s multi-year, first-look deal for film and television ventures with Netflix through their company, Archewell Productions. It comes after a Hollywood insider previously told PEOPLE that Netflix has moved away from multi-project agreements and transitioned to a first-look deal with multiple clients, including former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama.
“We’re proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the As ever brand,” Meghan said last year in a statement when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex unveiled new plans for their partnership with Netflix.
“My husband and I feel inspired by our partners who work closely with us and our Archewell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally, and celebrates our shared vision,” Meghan added.
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Harry has personal, firsthand knowledge of the war in Afghanistan, after undertaking two tours of the country during his ten years in the British Army.
The prince first served in Helmand Province in 2007 and 2008, where the book is set, but his tour was abruptly cut short after a media outlet broke a news embargo and revealed his presence in the warzone. He later returned for a second tour in 2012.
Prince Harry In Afghanistan
Prince Harry in Afghanistan in 2012.
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Speaking in his 2023 Netflix docuseries, Heart of Invictus, Harry described how he was “angry” at being sent home but how he also knew it was important for “everyone’s safety.”
He went on to discuss how his flight back affected him after he saw the air hospital on board the plane.
Prince Harry salutes as the Last Post is played as he joins British troops and service personal remaining in Afghanistan and also International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel and civilians as they gather for a Remembrance Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield November 9, 2014 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. As the UK combat mission in Afghanistan draws to an end in 2014 this year, which also marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One, 70 years since the D-Day landings will be the last time British service personal will gather in any great numbers in the south of the country.
Prince Harry during a Remembrance Sunday service in Afghanistan in 2014.
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“As we took off the curtain in front of me blew open and all you could see was the air hospital,” he said. “Three young British soldiers all wrapped in plastic and their bodies in pieces. I saw what only people had talked about.”
“That was the real trigger for I’m now seeing the real cost of war. Not just those individuals but also their families and what that would mean and how their lives would literally change forever.”
