Official Netflix Trailer for “Heart of Invictus” [VIDEO]

Follow a group of competitors, from around the globe, all service members who have experienced life-changing injuries or illnesses, on their road to the Invictus Games The Hague.

Heart of Invictus

Archewell Productions, in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, introduces HEART OF INVICTUS. From the Oscar?-winning team of director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara (THE WHITE HELMETS, VIRUNGA, EVELYN), the series follows a group of extraordinary competitors from around the globe, all service members who have experienced life-changing injuries or illnesses, on their road to the Invictus Games The Hague. The multi-episode series joins the competitors as they train, and along the way reveal powerful stories of resilience and hope. The series also follows the organizers as they work to prepare for the Games alongside each nation’s team, supporting the competitors as well as their friends and families.

Quote from Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Executive Producer

“Our Invictus Games community represents some of the bravest and most dedicated individuals from 23 nations across the globe. Heart of Invictus is the incredible story of competitors brought together through service, who are now united through sport. While in various stages of recovery from both visible and invisible injuries, these competitors and their loved ones give a compelling look at their journey to the Invictus Games, in a way that commands admiration and respect.”

Series Launch Date: August 30, 2023

Episodes: 5 x 1 hour

Format: Documentary Series

Produced by Joanna Natasegara

Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

Executive Producers: Joanna Natasegara, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Ben Browning, Chanel Pysnik, Lord Allen of Kensington CBE, Sir Keith Mills GBE DL, Dominic Reid OBE, Orlando von Einsiedel, Abigail Anketell-Jones

Director of Photography: Franklin Dow

Sound Supervisor: Andrew Hewitson

Edited by Michael Nollet, Raphael Pereira, Ian Davies, Alice Powell

Original Music by Patrick Jonsson

About the Invictus Games Foundation

The Invictus Games Foundation charity supports the recovery and rehabilitation of international wounded, injured, and sick service personnel and veterans through sport. It governs the delivery of the Invictus Games, runs an online community, as well as provides sport recovery and adventurous challenge opportunities beyond the Games across 23 nations. Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex is the founder of the Invictus Games and Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, created following the delivery of the inaugural 2014 event. The international adaptive sports competition has so far been delivered in London 2014, Orlando 2016, Toronto 2017, and Sydney 2018, and The Hague in 2022. The next Games will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from September 9-16, 2023 and then Vancouver and Whistler, Canada in February 2025.

Through providing sport recovery opportunities and adventurous challenges, the Foundation’s work supports long-term improvements in physical and mental health, inspires and motivates wider society, and helps wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women re-engage with their families and communities. The online community is facilitated via We Are Invictus, a bespoke mobile app and platform built by and for the WIS community.

More available at: www.invictusgamesfoundation.org

About Orlando von Einsiedel (Grain Media) and Joanna Natasegara (Violet Films)

Orlando von Einsiedel is the Founder of Grain Media and twice Oscar? nominated, once winning Director.

Joanna Natasegara is the Founder of Violet Films and three times Oscar? nominated, once winning Producer.

Orlando and Joanna’s joint projects VIRUNGA (Netflix Original), THE WHITE HELMETS (Netflix Original), and EVELYN (Netflix Original / BBC Films / BFI) have all focused on stories about the strength of the human spirit, seeking connection in the extraordinary from everyday individuals and teams from around the world.

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