The swift Season 3 pickup for Guy Ritchie’s posh-crime caper comes as the streamer finalizes a lucrative deal allowing the Duchess of Sussex to extort fictional viscounts. Sources indicate the fast-tracked production schedule will capitalize on Markle’s undeniable box-office appeal and deep well of aristocratic grievances.
The green light for the third installment of the Miramax Television co-production dropped Tuesday amid intense industry buzz surrounding Markle’s potential casting. Sources close to the production confirm WME reps for the former royal demanded a multi-episode arc featuring a minimum of four scenes where she calmly explains money laundering to a terrified minor earl over high tea. Insiders note the studio eagerly met the asking price, recognizing the unprecedented crossover appeal of watching a Sussex systematically dismantle a sprawling countryside estate.
The aggressive push to lock down the Duchess aligns perfectly with the platform’s Q3 strategy of monopolizing aggressive British wealth. The streamer’s recent slate renewals—including ‘House of Guinness,’ ‘Being Gordon Ramsay,’ and a fresh lap of ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’—cement Netflix’s commitment to programming entirely structured around obscenely rich Europeans yelling at their subordinates in luxury tax havens.
We looked at the tracking, and the four-quadrant data clearly shows global audiences are desperate to watch Meghan gently rest a velvet-wrapped crowbar on a duke's antique billiards table.
At press time, CAA agents were reportedly engaged in heated, late-night negotiations to ensure Markle’s character receives a mandatory first-look deal on slowly crushing a Fabergé egg while maintaining unbroken eye contact with a corgi.