Queen Cleopatra | Official Trailer | Netflix

From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. This season will feature Cleopatra, the world's most famous, powerful, and misunderstood woman -- a daring queen whose beauty and romances came to overshadow her real asset: her intellect. Cleopatra's heritage has been the subject of much academic debate, which has often been ignored by Hollywood. Now our series re-assesses this fascinating part of her story.

Queen Cleopatra

Series Premiere: May 10, 2023

Format: Documentary Series, 4 x 45-min episodes

"We don't often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really important for me, as well as for my daughter, and just for my community to be able to know those stories because there are tons of them! Cleopatra is a queen who many know about, but not in her truth. She's been displayed as overtly sexual, excessive, and corrupt, yet she was a strategist, an intellect, a commanding force of nature, who fought to protect her kingdom... and her heritage is highly debated. This season will dive deeper into her history and re-assesses this fascinating part of her story." - Jada Pinkett Smith

Synopsis: From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. This season will feature Queen Cleopatra, the world's most famous, powerful, and misunderstood woman -- a daring queen whose beauty and romances came to overshadow her real asset: her intellect. Cleopatra's heritage has been the subject of much academic debate, which has often been ignored by Hollywood. Now our series re-assesses this fascinating part of her story.

Narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

Executive Producers: Jada Pinkett Smith, Terence Carter, Miguel Melendez and Sahara Bushue for Westbrook Studios; Jane Root and Ben Goold for Nutopia

Writers: Peres Owino and NneNne Iwuji

Production Companies: Westbrook Studios, Nutopia

www.netflix.com/QueenCleopatra