Meghan Markle just signed a deal with powerhouse Hollywood agents, but it doesn't necessarily mean a return to acting
- Meghan Markle signed a deal with Hollywood talent agency WME, Variety reported Thursday.
- WME will represent her nonprofit Archewell and focus on "building out her business ventures."
The Duchess of Sussex is the latest addition to the elite Hollywood talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME), Insider has confirmed.
On Thursday, Variety first reported that Meghan Markle had signed for representation with WME. The agency later announced the news on social media.
"The agency will be focusing on building out her business ventures across multiple facets of the agency and its broader ecosystem, including film and television production, brand partnerships and more," WME wrote in an Instagram post.
WME will also represent Archewell, the nonprofit and production company she cofounded with Prince Harry in 2020.
Meghan's talent team will include WME CEO Ari Emanuel, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's agent Brad Slater, and Jill Smoller, who represents the duchess' longtime friend Serena Williams.
Despite her previous career as an actress, Variety reported that Meghan does not plan to focus on acting as part of her new ventures with WME. Instead, she will likely remain behind the camera as an executive producer, as she has with other Archewell Productions content.
So far, Archewell Productions' creative partnership with Netflix has produced the docuseries "Harry & Meghan" — a chronicle of the couple's love story and their step back from royal life — and "Live to Lead," a series of interviews with prominent activists coproduced by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Meghan also hosted the Spotify podcast "Archetypes," featuring conversations with famous friends such as Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, and Mindy Kaling about how women are unfairly labeled.
More content from the production company is on the way. "Heart of Invictus," a docuseries about Harry's Invictus Games events for wounded veterans, is currently in production.