Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is reportedly in early discussions for a role in the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen'. This would mark her first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry and her move to the UK.
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Image source, Reuters By Daniela Relph , Senior Royal correspondent and Paul Gribben Published 21 August 2026 The Duchess of Sussex is in talks to return to acting with a role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, the BBC has learned.
Discussions are in their early stages but this would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.
Much of the two previous series of The Gentlemen, which was created by Guy Ritchie, have been filmed in the Cotswolds - the area it is rumoured Harry and Meghan will set up home when they return to the UK later this month.
The Gentlemen, starring the actor Theo James, is a comedy series about a duke who becomes a drug baron.
The details of the discussions and any role Meghan might be offered have not yet been revealed.
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