Overview

• PEOPLE released the first trailer on Sept. 3, with Durek Verrett saying he is “the first Black man marrying into the European royal family” and claiming the press dislikes him.
• The series follows the couple from their meeting through planning for their August 2024 nuptials in Geiranger.
• Their multiday wedding was attended by King Harald V, Queen Sonja, and Crown Prince Haakon.
• Märtha Louise stepped back from official duties in 2022 to separate business activities from her role, after agreeing in 2019 not to use her title for commercial ventures.
• Director Rebecca Chaiklin leads the project with producers Chris Smith and Stacy Smith, describing a fish-out-of-water framing inspired by a Vanity Fair article.