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Queen Cleopatra star Craig Russell revealed he was diagnosed with a brain tumour after filming the Netflix series.

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing "African Queens" docuseries "Queen Cleopatra," which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans to tell its own version of the Pharaonic rulers story using "the highest levels of research and scrutiny."

While the discourse around Queen Cleopatra continues, here’s a look at some other popular shows that courted controversies. 

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra docudrama has been heavily criticised for its casting, but it has also bombed with viewers and critics.

Netflix’s new Cleopatra docuseries has thousands of negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes from racist viewers.

Netflixs Queen Cleopatra has received one of the lowest Rotten Tomatoes viewer scores ever — heres why this docuseries is so controversial.

Netflixs docudrama African Queens cast a Black actress, Adele James, to play Cleopatra, sparking debate about the Egyptian queens heritage

Who knew that Cleopatra could still inspire fierce debates two millennia after her death? Netflix has come under criticism from the Egyptian government for…

The documentary, which is a part of the African Queens series, is an exploration of the rise and fall of the last pharaoh of Egypt and was released on May 10.

Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra might just have the ‘lowest possible’ audience score on Rotten Tomatoes amid the heritage controversy. Read on to know more.