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Queen Cleopatra review: casting is not the problem with Netflix docudrama

Netflix’s drama-documentary made headlines last month when the Egyptian government denounced it as a “historical fallacy”, because the show insists that Cleopatra was black, said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph. No one knows what colour Cleopatra’s skin was, but she is widely believed to have been of Greek-Macedonian descent.

The Week

5 new Netflix shows to add to your binge-list this month

From the new Queen Charlotte Bridgerton prequel to the latest Queer Eye, here are the new Netflix shows that should be on your radar...

Marie Claire

Netflix star's huge brain tumour only discovered when he started going blind at 45

Queen Cleopatra star Craig Russell's lime-sized brain tumour began to rob him of his sight - and doctors warned he could die on the operating table

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Who is Nicole Young from Selling Sunset? Everything we know so far

Who is Nicole Young from Selling Sunset? As season 6 of the binge-worthy reality show lands on Netflix, everyone is intrigued by Nicole.

GoodToKnow

New Netflix show gets Rotten Tomatoes score of just 2% as its slammed as 'cringey'

Queen Cleopatra, a four-part docu-series produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, explores the rise of the ruler

Manchester Evening News

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra star responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra star responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

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Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra actor Adele James responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra actor Adele James responds to ‘fundamentally racist’ casting backlash

‘I think it’s distressing for anybody to receive any level of abuse, let alone the scale and the nature of what I’ve received,’ British actor said

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Black Cleopatra docudrama spurs furious Egyptian broadcaster to create rival with light-skinned lead

Egypt’s Al Wathaeqya channel says their documentary will be based on the ‘utmost levels’ of research and accuracy

The Independent UK

Queen Cleopatra review – the idea that you need a white actor is utterly insidious

Adele James, who stars in this curious Netflix docudrama about ancient Egypt’s most famous queen is the best thing about it – despite the furore around her race

The Guardian - UK

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Wednesday, May 10

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WhatToWatch

City on Fire to Queer Eye: the seven best shows to stream this week

A post 9/11 murder mystery from the makers of Gossip Girl, and the Fab Five are back to sprinkle their makeover magic on New Orleans. Plus: The Muppets Mayhem

The Guardian - UK

Middle East round-up: Palestinian hunger striker dies

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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Bangkok Post

New releases for your streaming pleasure: May 3-9

Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!

The Independent UK

Egypt’s antiquities ministry says Cleopatra was ‘white skinned’ amid Netflix documentary row

An online petition accusing the production of rewriting history has been signed by over 7,000 people

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM pledges billions for healthcare overhaul; Lehrmann free to pursue defamation; and a Cleopatra controversy

National cabinet agrees to measures including Medicare changes and plans to address rental crisis

Cinemablend

Netflix Is Getting Sued For Portraying Cleopatra As Black. Now The Film’s Director Speaks Out

A new Netflix series is being sued over its depiction of Cleopatra.

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The Independent UK

Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix said biracial actor Adele James had been cast in ‘a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race’

Salon

Netflix accused of Blackwashed Cleopatra

The age-old debate gets dusted off with the casting of a biracial actor to play the infamous Egyptian queen

Daily Mirror

Netflix's Cleopatra slammed and becomes one of most DISLIKED trailers leaving fans fuming

Social media users are up in arms over Netflix's new docudrama African Queens: Queen Cleopatra, with many claiming the new series is trying to 'rewrite history'

The Independent UK

Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix said biracial actor Adele James had been cast in ‘a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race’

The Conversation

I dug for evidence of the Rosetta Stone's ancient Egyptian rebellion – here's what I found

The Rosetta Stone is not known for its content, but as a lexicon of Egyptian hieroglyphics. The decree inscribed on the stone, however, discusses a violent revolt – largely lost to history – that shaped the trajectory of western civilisation.

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: why you can’t leave climate out of history

Environmental changes have had far greater impact than kings and battles

Salon

All hail Netflix's African Queens Njinga

Narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, Netflix's hybrid docuseries highlights how much history Hollywood tends to ignores

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