With Love, Meghan is a new lifestyle television series hosted by Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. The show is set to premiere on March 4, 2025, exclusively on Netflix.
Due to the ongoing wildfires in California, Meghan, who is an executive producer on the show jointly decided with Netflix to move the premiere from its original date of January 15, 2025.
The synopsis for With Love, Meghan reads:
"Produced by Meghan, With Love, Meghan blends practical how-to’s and candid conversation with friends, new and old. Meghan shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection, and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected."
The series features Meghan in candid conversations with friends, both old and new, as she shares personal tips for cooking, gardening, crafting, and hosting. There are eight episodes in total, each approximately 33 minutes long, and featuring various guests from Meghan's life including Alice Waters, Mindy Kaling, and more.
With Love, Meghan premise and guests explored
The trailer released for With Love, Meghan shows the Duchess participating in various activities like cooking, gardening, and engaging in conversations with the guests about her life and family.
Viewers join the Duchess as she shows her gardening skills, learning beekeeping, and visiting flower shops, while making connections with various people throughout the series.
The show also features Meghan in the kitchen displaying her cooking experience and sharing personal tips and tricks, while she gets ready to host various guests at the farmhouse. The list of guests comrpises actress Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer, Korean-American chef Roy Choi, and Meghan's husband Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, who makes brief appearances in the series and also features in the trailer for the show.
Details about the production of With Love, Meghan
The series was filmed at a rented farmhouse estate near Meghan and Harry's residence in Montecito, California. Leah Hariton serves as the showrunner while Michael Steed has directed all eight episodes.
The show was set to premiere on January 15, 2025. However, it was postponed to March 4, 2025, due to a request from Meghan, who wanted to help the people affected by the wildfires in her home state of California. Meghan released a statement regarding the date change.
"I’m thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch, as we focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state of California," she said.
With Love, Meghan is a part of the private and commercial deal Meghan and Prince Harry had signed with Netflix in 2020. According to Deadline, the five-year partnership was worth an esitimated $100 million to "develop scripted and unscripted series, film, documentaries, and children programming for the streaming service".
Meghan and Harry are assisting displaced people in Southern California
For the past few weeks, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been on the ground assisting those who have been displaced and are in need of assistance amid the natural disaster. The wildfires have reportedly claimed 24 lives till last week. The crisis was further fueled by strong winds and drought conditions, which left several thousands of home in ashes.
Speaking with Fox 11 news, Mayor Victor Gordo spoke about how the royal couple had been helping out.
"It's great people, great personalities, and great heart for them to come out here and meet with the first responders, meet with the people who were affected," he said.
Tune in for more updates about With Love, Meghan.