Alexander: The Making of a God’s trailer pulls back the curtain on the Netflix historical docudrama, which examines the legendary titular figure.
The project promises to reveal the “extraordinary life of Alexander the Great”, per the official synopsis. In particular, it will track his rise from an exiled young man and his growing obsession with defeating the Persian Emperor Darius. This led him to “conquer the known world in just under six years.”
The story will be told through dramatic scenes and expert academic insights in addition to ground-breaking archaeology and ongoing excavations at the archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt led by Calliope Limneos-Papakosta.
Check out the Alexander: The Making of a God trailer below (watch more trailers):
When does Netflix’s Alexander premiere, and who stars in it?
The six-part docudrama debuts Wednesday, January 31.
Buck Braithwaite will play Alexander in the dramatized parts of the docudrama. Braithwaite recently had a role in the acclaimed thriller Fair Play and he’ll next appear in the Apple TV+ limited series Masters of the Air. Meanwhile, Mido Hamada will play King Darius. The actor is known for his roles in the series Emerald City and the film American Sniper.
It’s executive produced by Lucy van Beek for Tailfeather Productions (China Megatomb Revealed and Britain from Above) and Nick Catliff (Rebuilding The World Trade Centre and America Revealed). Tony Mitchell (The Bible, AD and Primeval) is the showrunner.
