Documentary series · 6 episodes · Alexander the Great · Macedonia and the Persian Empire

Alexander: The Making of a God

Released · 2024

Alexander & Hellenistic

A six-part Netflix docudrama combines historical interpretation, expert interviews and archaeology to follow Alexander’s rise.

Official Netflix still of Buck Braithwaite as Alexander in armour, with soldiers behind him — Alexander: The Making of a God — official publicity still. Netflix / Lion TV / Tailfeather Productions · Image source

The production story

Created by Lucy van Beek and co-produced by Lion TV and Tailfeather Productions, the series follows Alexander’s transformation from a young Macedonian ruler into a conqueror confronting Darius III. Tony Mitchell is the showrunner; Buck Braithwaite plays Alexander and Mido Hamada plays Darius.

Dramatised scenes sit alongside academic contributions and archaeological investigation, including work in Alexandria led by Calliope Limneos-Papakosta. Netflix released the series on 31 January 2024. This completed production belongs to the Archive and is separate from Jacob Tierney’s announced Alexander series.

Known filming locations

Lion TV identifies archaeological work in Alexandria, Egypt, as part of the documentary. The reviewed official pages do not establish a complete itinerary for the dramatised shoot.

Developments

31 January 2024
Global Netflix premiere announced by Lion TV. Source ↗

Related Archaeopolis expertise

Macedonian equipment, material culture and historical production support for projects exploring Alexander’s era and the Hellenistic world.

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Independent production monitoring — inclusion does not imply a collaboration with Archaeopolis.