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Netflix is upping their catalog with a new docuseries executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith! The series will cover Historic African Queens and will combine expert interviews with scripted dramatizations. Netflix released a tweet announcing the series writing:
Jada Pinkett Smith will executive produce a doc series about history’s most iconic African queens.
Season 1 will cover Cleopatra — one of history's most powerful yet misunderstood women. Season 2 will cover Njinga, the fearless 17th century warrior queen of Matamba and Ndongo.
The untitled series will be a co-production of Will Smith and Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Nutopia. It is written by Peres Owino (Bound: Africans vs African-Americans) and NneNne Iwuji. Netflix confirmed there are two seasons coming.
“As the mother of a young Black woman, it is immensely important to me that she learns the lessons of the African Queens who paved the way for our success and the success of generations of Black women,” the Red Table Talk co-host told Deadline. “I am very passionate and excited about bringing the stories and lessons of these powerful women to light in order to showcase their strength, leadership, and undeniable influence on history.”
Anyone else setting their alerts for the release date! I can't wait for this!