Prince Harry and Meghan Produce ‘No Way Out’ Film for Netflix

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will produce an adaptation of the memoir *No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege*. Oscar-nominated writer Matt Charman is writing the screenplay for Netflix under the Sussexes’ deal. Archewell Productions, the couple’s company, will co-produce with Netflix, with Tracy Ryerson overseeing scripted content.

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The memoir, published by Pan Macmillan in 2019, recounts Major Adam Jowett’s command of Easy Company—a hastily assembled, under-strength unit of Paras and Royal Irish Rangers—during a 21-day siege of Musa Qala district centre in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in July 2006. Jowett describes relentless Taliban attacks and the unit’s defensive actions.

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Key participants include Prince Harry, Meghan, Archewell’s Tracy Ryerson, screenwriter Matt Charman, and Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria. The story’s author, Major Adam Jowett, provides the source material. Representation for Charman is handled by CAA.

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July 2006 – Easy Company endures a 21-day siege. 2019 – Jowett’s memoir released. 2025 – Archewell’s first-look deal with Netflix revised. May 2026 – Netflix announced the film adaptation.

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The film links the Sussexes’ personal Afghan service with their expanding media portfolio, potentially reaching a global Netflix audience and shaping their post-royal public image. The siege lasted 21 days; Easy Company was under-strength; the memoir’s publication year is 2019.

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Netflix’s Bela Bajaria said the partnership continues, noting that deals are routine and not a source of sensational news.

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Coverage has noted “a lot of noise” around the Sussexes’ Netflix collaborations, but no substantive criticism of the adaptation appears in the sources.

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• “We still have a relationship with them. We have movies in development with them. We have an amazing doc with them. They have things in development on the TV and film side. Deals come and go all the time, and we don’t renew so many deals, those just don’t get as much press for obvious reasons. There’s no juicy story there.” — Bela Bajaria, Chief Content Officer, Netflix

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• “Watch on Deadline In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and under-strength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers.” — Book blurb, *No Way Out*

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• “It has been described as an “emotional” story in the vein of Black Hawk Down and The Bridge on the River Kwai.” — Deadline article

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• “In the book, Jowett evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack.” — Deadline article

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