Netflix just launched its 'Queen Cleopatra' docudrama series, which depicts the Egyptian queen as Black. Now, Egypt is producing a version that doesn't.

Starring Adele James as the Egyptian queen, Queen Cleopatra chronicles Cleopatra's life and her rise to ruling Egypt.

Egypt is not here for the Black actress Netflix cast in its Queen Cleopatra docudrama and will making its own version that highlights her "light skin." ...

A new exhibition is revisiting the life and afterlife of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra at the Arab World Institute in ...

CAIRO, Egypt (TND) — A lawyer in Egypt has reportedly filed a lawsuit over Netflix's depiction of famous Egyptian ruler Queen Cleopatra as a Black woman in a new season of a docudrama series ...

Netflix's 'Queen Cleopatra' has accumulated thousands of negative reviews from viewers and critics who are mad that the Egyptian queen was portrayed by a Black actor.

Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra" series director Tina Gharavi defended the choice to portray the historical figure as Black following several allegations of "blackwashing." ...

Since the trailer for “Queen Cleopatra” dropped last month, there has been backlash among local academics and others in Egypt who claim Cleopatra is of European descent and not Black.

As one of the rulers of ancient Egypt, Queen Cleopatra's reign remains relatively popular even 2,000 years later. Her story has transcended time, and she ...

A Cleopatra movie with Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who played Wonder Woman, is causing controversy because of the Egyptian queen's ethnicity.

Netflix just launched its 'Queen Cleopatra' docudrama series, which depicts the Egyptian queen as Black. Now, Egypt is producing a version that doesn't.