‘Queen Cleopatra’ has been criticized for casting a Black actress to play the titular Egyptian queen. Is ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Netflix accurate? Here’s the true story.
As Jada Pinkett-Smith’s voice floats in the background of a succession of images representing historical figure Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, viewers are introduced to the queen’s story in a sequence of scenes brimming with a dramatic undertone. Professor Shelley P.Haley, the first interviewee, then sets the tone for the rest of the documentary by
Following a poor critical response to new Netflix docudrama "Queen Cleopatra," producer and narrator Pinkett Smith was quoted as having made the claim.