Part 6/8:
A Reflection of Cultural and Entertainment Industry Failures
Queen Cleopatra is more than just a poorly received series; it epitomizes the pitfalls of allowing political agendas to dictate historical storytelling. The decision to racialize Cleopatra appears to have been driven more by ideological motives than by creative or cultural respect. Critics, viewers, and even some industry insiders warned against such politically charged rewriting, but the showrunners proceeded anyway.