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2. After backlash to Netflix's Black 'Queen Cleopatra,' Egypt ...

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   Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing "African Queens" docu-series "Queen Cleopatra," which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming ...

3. African Queens (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 18% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Queen Cleopatra may posit some fresh speculation about the ubiquitous monarch, but its glossy presentation errs more towards a superficial toga party than a substantive endeavor."

4. Criticism of Netflix - Wikipedia

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   In 2023, Netflix announced the second installment of the African Queens docuseries, subtitled Queen Cleopatra. The series received criticism upon the trailer release as Adele James , a black woman, was cast as Cleopatra , a Greek-Macedonian woman, instead of a white woman.

5. Netflix’s Black Cleopatra Docudrama Prompts Enraged ... - AOL

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   A government-owned Egyptian broadcaster has responded to controversy over the casting of a Black actress to play Cleopatra in the Netflix docudrama series “African Queens,” which streams from ...

6. Egypt says Netflix's portrayal of Cleopatra as a Black woman ...

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   CAIRO — Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting history by casting a Black woman to play Cleopatra, its most famous historical figure, in a new series. “Queen Cleopatra,” which is ...

7. 'Queen Cleopatra': The controversy over Jada Pinkett Smith's ...

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   Coming to Netflix screens next month: Queen Cleopatra, a four-part "docudrama," incorporating interviews from experts as well as reenactments and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith.But a heated debate ...

8. Adele James - Wikipedia

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   [1] [3] In 2023, she was given the starring role as Cleopatra in the second installment of Netflix's African Queens docuseries, Queen Cleopatra. [4] Her casting faced controversy surrounding the Cleopatra race controversy .

9. Netflix Black woman-led ‘Queen Cleopatra’ docudrama sparks ...

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   The upcoming series from Jada Pinkett Smith drops on the streaming service this May. Netflix’s upcoming docudrama series is already The post Netflix Black woman-led ‘Queen Cleopatra ...