Queen Cleopatra (2023)

Queen Cleopatra, the series. Lets start with the obvious, she was Macedonian Greek. The MSM have been bleating and moaning, squealing at anyone daring to point out the obvious. They say no one can be sure but we have historical documents that do describe her and busts, that make it pretty clear who she was and who she was not. Putting this aside, is this series any good? I'd say its alright. I think it tries to justify its choices by adopting an overly serious tone. It does call on academics to, I'm guessing, amongst other things, to validate its position. The results a series that's not serious (or plausible) enough to be treated as an historical recreation but just serious enough, to rob this series of any joy and life, it could otherwise have had. I'll add I'm not criticising the actors, they are paid to do a job and to be fair, they do it very well. In summary, to my mind revisionist, moderately watchable and well acted. What you make of Queen Cleopatra is, of course, up to you.