Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey announce mental health series for Apple
By Wade Sheridan
| April 10, 2019 at 8:52 AM
Prince Harry (L) with Elton John. Harry has joined forces with Oprah Winfrey to release a mental health series on Apple TV+. File Photo by Robin Utrecht/EPA-EFEOprah Winfrey attends the premiere of "A Wrinkle in Time" on February 26, 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
April 10 (UPI) --Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey are teaming up for a new mental health series that will appear on Apple TV+, the tech giant's upcoming streaming service.
The multi-part documentary series was announced on Wednesday through Harry's @sussexroyal Instagram account. Harry, the duke of Sussex and Winfrey, are co-creators and executive producers on the project which will launch in 2020.
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The show will explore mental illness, mental wellness and how viewers can deal with these issues and talk about them openly.
"I truly believe that good mental health - mental fitness - is the key to powerful leadership, productive communities and a purpose-drive self," Harry said in a statement.
"Our hope is that this series will be positive, enlightening and inclusive - sharing global stories of unparalleled human spirit fighting back from the darkest places, and the opportunity for us to understand ourselves and those around us better. I am incredibly proud to be working alongside Oprah on this vital series," he continued.
"Delighted to be partnering with you. Hope we shed a lot of Light. And change some lives!" Winfrey added in a comment on the Instagram post.
Apple TV+ was announced in March. The service, which will arrive in May through a software update for Apple devices, will feature original films and television series.