KEY POINTS

  • The filming of "Escaping the Palace" will begin this week
  • The movie will be shot in Vancouver
  • Jordan Whalen and Laura Mitchell will reprise their roles

The first look of "Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace" has been unveiled by Lifetime on Wednesday. It features actors Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton.

The first look was dropped by the broadcaster to celebrate the third wedding anniversary of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Lifetime's official Twitter shared two photos – one of them featured Harry and Markle under an umbrella, and the second one was the first look of the actors portraying the love birds.

"Wishing a Happy 3rd Anniversary to Harry & Meghan today!" they captioned. "As a Wrapped present from Lifetime, we are excited to announce Sydney Morton and Jordan Dean as the stars of our upcoming original film Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace"

Lifetime has documented Harry and Markle's journey in the "Harry & Meghan" movie series. The first installment, titled "Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance," was released in 2018. Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley portrayed the title characters.

The second installment, "Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal," which was released in 2019 featured actors Charlie Field and Tiffany Smith as Harry and Markle.

Fans took to Twitter to share their reaction after the first look for the new movie was released. One user wrote, "Great! Now we'll be inundated with them here. If they truly want anonymity then by all means give them what they want and ignore the S--t out of them!"

Another fan noted that the first installment was the best and wrote, "The first one will always be the best one. The actors were spot on also everyone else hasn’t been able to fill Parisa & Murray's shoes."

"Say hello to @lifetimetv's new Meghan Markle and Prince Harry! Jordan Dean and Sydney Morton have been cast as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 'Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace,'" said another fan.

The third installment "explores what really happened inside the palace that drove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to leave everything behind in order to make a future for themselves and their son Archie," read its summary.

Jordan Whalen and Laura Mitchell will return as Prince William and Kate Middleton respectively.

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