Lifetime unveiled an expansion of its Harry & Meghan franchise with the release of "Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace." The documentary detailing how the royal couple left the palace is set to air this Fall.
“Harry & Meghan: Escaping The Palace” is executive produced by Merideth Finn and Michele Weiss. Menhaj Huda will direct from a script by Scarlett Lacey. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights to the three-film Harry & Meghan franchise. Casting is currently underway with production set to begin this spring for a worldwide debut later this year.
Lifetime currently has the top two original movies on cable in Calendar 2021-to date with "Wendy Williams: The Movie" and "Salt-N-Pepa" among age groups 25-54, and women in the same age group. Three of the top four on the calendar were popular among age group 18-49 and women in the same age grroup. "The Girl In The Basement" comes in at #4.
“Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace” is the third movie for the franchise, and follows "Harry & Meghan," which tells the couple's story as newlyweds and their first year of marriage. “Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace” details the occurences that led to the couple's departure from the royal palace, Princess Diana's untimely death, and among other revelations.