Meghan Markle 'planning to sink her teeth' into 'dramatic' project
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Meghan Markle is planning to "sink her teeth" into a new project, according to a royal commentator.
It has been reported that the Duchess of Sussex is seriously considering a return to acting.
Kinsey Schofield told GB News that there is demand from fans for Meghan to act again has spiked as a result of Netflix streaming Suits in the US.
The Duchess of Sussex's most prominent acting success came in portraying Rachel Zane in the legal soap Suits.
The Duchess of Sussex's most prominent acting success came in portraying Rachel Zane in the legal soap Suits.
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Schofield told GB News: "According to Life & Style magazine Meghan Markle thinks there’s an Oscar in her future.
"According to a source, Suits is such a hit, these re-runs you’re seeing on Netflix and they are like forcing it down your throat right now.
"Meghan is being told there is a demand for her from fans and that she should act again.
"They say she’s excited and she really wants to sink her teeth into a dramatic film role and she thinks an Oscar will be in her future."
Last month, Suits smashed a Netflix record, four years after its last episode.
The highly successful series spanned from 2011-2019 with nine seasons in total.
Meghan Markle departed after the seventh season following her engagement to Prince Harry in 2017.
Suits set a viewing time record for an acquired series in the week of June 26-July 2.
It had 3.14 billion minutes of watch time, according to Nielsen, smashing the previous record of 2.49 billion minutes for Manifest.
This follows a major development for Suits in June when Netflix added all nine series of the programme on June 17.
In 2017, USA Network announced that Meghan Markle would be leaving Suits following her engagement to Prince Harry.
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This is the first time Suits has hit Netflix in the US, but a South Korean adaptation of the show did stream on Netflix from December 2019 through August 2021.
Netflix in the United Kingdom has been streaming Suits following TV channel Dave choosing not to pick the programme up from season seven onwards.
In 2017, USA Network announced that Meghan Markle would be leaving Suits following her engagement to Prince Harry.
The statement said: "From all of us at USA Network and Universal Cable Productions, we want to send our most heartfelt congratulations to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their engagement."
It added: "Meghan has been a member of our family for seven years and it has been a joy to work with her.
"We want to thank her for her undeniable passion and dedication to Suits, and we wish her the very best."