Key Takeaways
- Meghan Markle is reportedly in advanced talks for a role in the third season of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama The Gentlemen, which would mark her first major acting job since leaving Suits in 2017.
- Writers are developing the still-undetermined part for Markle, though Netflix has not commented and the show’s third season remains unannounced.
- The potential comeback comes as Markle and Prince Harry reportedly prepare to relocate to the U.K. with Archie and Lilibet while retaining homes in California and Portugal.
Meghan Markle may be heading back to the U.K. with more than a change of address in mind. The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly in advanced discussions to join Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen, potentially marking her first major acting role since leaving Suits nearly a decade ago.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a role is currently being written for Markle for the yet-to-be-announced third season of the crime drama, which films in the U.K. The size of the part—and how many episodes Markle could appear in—has not been determined. Markle reportedly met Ritchie through mutual acquaintances. Netflix has not commented on the talks. Season two of The Gentlemen premieres on September 3.
The development lands just days after reports that Markle and Prince Harry are preparing to relocate to the U.K. with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The children have reportedly been enrolled in a British school beginning in September, while Harry and Markle are expected to settle into a private residence outside London. Despite the move, there are reportedly no plans for either of them to resume duties as working members of the British royal family.
If a deal comes together, The Gentlemen would represent a dramatic return to the career Markle walked away from in 2017. She played paralegal Rachel Zane for seven seasons of Suits before departing as her relationship with Harry moved toward marriage.
The couple wed in 2018, stepped away from their senior royal roles in 2020 following a highly publicized split with the institution, and moved to California.
Hollywood, however, never completely disappeared from their post-royal plans. Harry and Markle signed a major Netflix agreement after arriving in California, producing projects including Harry & Meghan, Polo, and With Love, Meghan.
