Idris Elba and King Charles have partnered to provide a documentary venture for Netflix.
The movie will discover The King’s Belief, a UK-based charity based in 1976 by King Charles to assist susceptible younger individuals. Elba was famously a recipient of an arts grant from the Belief as a younger performer, which allowed him to check performing.
The documentary, which begins filming subsequent week and can launch on Netflix in Autumn 2026, is produced by 22 Summers, a manufacturing firm based by Idris Elba and Diene Petterle. Ashley Francis-Roy will direct.
Alongside Petterle, the opposite government producers are Jonathan Smith and Eva Omaghomi. The showrunner is Clare Bradbury.
“The King’s Belief gave me a possibility that modified my life,” Elba mentioned in a press release. “At a time once I didn’t have the assets to pursue my ambitions, they provided actual, sensible help — together with monetary assist — that helped me take these first steps to advance my profession.”
Elba added: “In the present day, by means of the Elba Hope Basis, I’m centered on creating those self same alternatives for younger people who find themselves filled with potential however missing entry. Around the globe, hundreds of thousands are nonetheless ready for that one door to open. This documentary is about shining a light-weight on what’s doable when it does — and why the work of The King’s Belief stays so essential.”
