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Netflix Releases Rebel Royals, an Intimate Documentary on Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett

The film centers on their 2024 wedding preparations, revealing pressures from royal protocol under relentless media scrutiny.

Overview

  • Netflix launched Rebel Royals: An Anlikely Love Story worldwide on September 16, 2025, with the Spanish title Realeza rebelde: Una insólita historia de amor.
  • Director Rebecca Chaiklin and producer Chris Smith followed the couple for more than a year, providing extensive access to their private and public lives.
  • The documentary focuses on the months leading up to the August 31, 2024 ceremony at the Geiranger fjord and includes footage from the wedding.
  • Märtha Louise’s 2022 decision to step back from official royal duties is revisited as a pivotal moment tied to her spiritual ventures with Verrett.
  • The film confronts controversies over Verrett’s disputed wellness and extraterrestrial claims, depicts tensions with the royal family and press, and discusses his ongoing kidney health challenges.