‘Queen Cleopatra’ is defended by her protagonist after the controversy in Egypt

In May, one of the most interesting series arriving on Netflix is ​​’Queen Cleopatra’, a documentary title that since its announcement has generated great controversy in Egypt, due to the representation that this production makes of the former ruler, and now the actress who plays the monarch in this story, Adele Jamesdefended the production.

It was in April when ‘Queen Cleopatra’ released the first official trailer on Netflix, which quickly generated the aforementioned controversy in the African country due to the skin color of the representation of the former sovereign, given that according to several Egyptologist experts, the monarch was blond – skinned, and the streaming giant has pictured her with the black actress Adele James.

That means, Netflix has been accused by various history experts in Egypt of using a black actress to play a character who was actually white, qualifying this title as a historical inaccuracy, the streaming platform was even forced to remove this series from its catalog for these reasons.

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Now the lead actress of ‘Queen Cleopatra’, Adele Jamesin a recent interview for The Hollywood Reporter, he revealed that he is saddened by this situation, and describes as something negative that some history scholars want to separate Egypt from its African past, indicating that there is nothing wrong with Netflix series.

It saddens me that people hate themselves so much or feel so threatened by the darkness that they feel the need to do this, to separate Egypt from the rest of the continent,” the actress says.

There is no doubt that this production has become one of the most watched on this streaming service, also due to the controversy it has generated before its launch, since this title, in just a few days, has been seen by millions of subscribers to the platform. all over the world, placing the public in the top positions.

Netflix’s controversial historical documentaries

It should be noted that This isn’t the first time Netflix has been tapped for its history documentariessince we must not forget the discussions that the Middle East has generated in the docuseries ‘History 101’, a title which in one chapter deals with the history of the aforementioned region of the world, a production which according to many experts has several errors.

They have also spawned series that are not documentaries, but are inspired by real life Netflix controversysuch as ‘The Crown’, a production that deals with the history of the British royal family, which has been accused of being historically inaccurate, the curious thing is that all the productions that have generated this kind of controversy become a hit on the platform, and ‘Queen Cleopatra” is no exception.