Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understandsThis would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.6 mins agoUK

Meghan in discussions for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands.

Key points

• The Duchess of Sussex is in discussions to return to acting with a role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, the BBC has learned.
• Actors Hugh Bonneville and Vinnie Jones have appeared in previous series of the show.
• Discussions are in their early stages but this would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.
• The Gentlemen, starring the actor Theo James, is a comedy series regarding a duke who becomes a drug baron.
• Meghan was best known in acting for her part in the US legal drama, Suits, in which she played lawyer, Rachel Zane, for seven seasons.

In practice, the Duchess of Sussex is in discussions to return to acting with a role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, the BBC has learned.

Much of the two previous series of The Gentlemen. It was created by Guy Ritchie, have been filmed in the Cotswolds – the area it is rumoured Harry and Meghan will set up home when they return to the UK afterwards this month.

Meanwhile, the Gentlemen, starring the actor Theo James, is a comedy series regarding a duke who becomes a drug baron.

For context, the details of the discussions and any role Meghan might be offered have not yet been made public.

Meghan was best known in acting for her part in the US legal drama, Suits, in which she played lawyer, Rachel Zane, for seven seasons. Her last episode aired in 2018.

For context, the duchess put her career on hold after her marriage to Prince Harry. At the time, she informed the BBC she did not view quitting acting as giving anything up, but rather as "a new chapter".

She lately returned to acting for the first time in almost a decade, with a cameo as herself in forthcoming comedy Close Personal Friends. It stars Lily Collins and Brie Larson.

In practice, a return to acting could be lucrative for Meghan. The BBC understands that while based in the UK she additionally hopes to expand the global reach of her US-based lifestyle and cooking brand, As Ever.

In short, meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understandsThis is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.