The wait for Netflix’s new Alexander the Great series is almost over! According to the streaming platform’s official announcement, “ALEXANDER: THE MAKING OF A GOD” will premiere on January 31, 2024.
The series will consist of six episodes. Tony Mitchell, who previously worked on ‘The Baxter’s’ as well as ‘The Bible,’ is producing.
What will the focus of the series be?
The episodes will be a combination of interviews with experts in the historical and archaeological field along with dramatic reenactments depicting the life of Alexander the Great.
The focus of the series will be his masterful undertaking and conquering of the Persian empire. A conquest whose success still causes awe.
The official synopsis for the new series: “Combining expert interviews with gripping reenactments, this docudrama explores the life of Alexander the Great through his conquest of the Persian Empire.”
The majority of the filming took place in exotic Morocco in September 2022. Mido Hamada will portray King Darius, and Buck Braithwaite will portray Alexander the Great.
Who was Alexander the Great? A Brief History
Alexander III of Macedon or otherwise known as Alexander the Great, was an Greek king for the kingdom of Macedon, Greece, from 336 BC through his death in 323 BC.
At the age of 20, Alexander embarked on this ambitious endeavor after inheriting a well-trained Macedonian army from his father, King Philip II.
His first victory, at the Battle of the Granicus River, opened the doors to Asia Minor. As he moved east, Alexander’s military prowess was on display in major battles such as Issus (333 BC) and Gaugamela (331 BC), where he faced and defeated the much larger armies of Persian King Darius III.
Despite significant logistical challenges and diverse terrain, Alexander’s blend of strategic insight, tactical innovation, and charisma resulted in the Persian forces’ rapid and decisive defeat.
The Persian conquest and defeat led to him to instigate further East, reaching modern-day India and Pakistan. Thus, Alexander spread the Hellenistic world of the Balkan peninsula to control Egypt, Asia Minor, Central Asia along with the Middle East in his conquest against Phoenicia.
Through this conquest Alexander managed to spread a brand new wave of Hellenism by establishing many great cities such as Alexandria in Egypt or Alexandria on the Caucasus in Himalayas.
Following his death in 323 BC, a number of states emerged as successor states in each region he conquered. Many of his cities are still standing, as is local folklore about him.
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