EXCLUSIVE: The story of Alexander the Great is being given the docudrama treatment by Netflix. Following on from the success of shows such as The Last Czars and African Queens, the streamer has over the past year been forging a big-budget retelling of the life of one of world history’s most notorious figures, which currently has a working title of Alexander the Great.
A crew of more than 100 people have been filming on-and-off in Morocco since last summer on the hybrid docudrama, which will feature both documentary and scripted elements.
British indies Tailfeather Productions and Lion TV are behind the series and Tony Mitchell (Miss America) is showrunner. Alexander the Great was King of the ancient Greek city of Macedon.
He is widely considered to be one of history’s greatest and most successful military commanders and by the age of 30 had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwest India.
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