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Shaman Durek Verrett and Princess Martha Louise in ‘Rebel Royals’<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Netflix is set to premiere Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story<\/em> on Sept. 16, 2025, a docuseries chronicling the whirlwind romance of Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise of Norway and American shaman Durek Verrett<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The series follows the couple in the lead-up to their August 2024 wedding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n PEOPLE has the exclusive trailer, providing a first look at the upcoming Netflix show, where Shaman Durek says, “It’s not easy being the first Black man marrying into the European royal family”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Another royal couple’s love story is headed to Netflix.<\/p>\n On Sept. 16, 2025, the streamer will premiere Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story<\/em>, spotlighting the unconventional romance between Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise<\/a> of Norway and American Shaman Durek Verrett<\/a>. In a trailer shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the couple opens up about the challenges of love, royalty \u2014 and what it means to welcome an outsider into the royal fold.<\/p>\n “Marrying into the royal family, it’s just very, very surreal,” says Shaman Durek, 50, in the clip.<\/p>\n Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise, 53, adds, “The royal family is very, very loved. They were like, ‘Who is this man and who is taking our princess?”<\/p>\n The daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway \u2014 who renounced her royal role<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 \u2014 reflects, “A lot of people expected me to be a certain way and live up to what I’m supposed to be, and I don’t.”<\/p>\n Recalling his first meeting with the King and Queen, Durek says they “were just staring at me.”<\/p>\n “It’s not easy being the first Black man marrying into the European royal family, and I’m the first,” he continues, adding that the press does not like him.<\/p>\n