监制贾达·萍克·史密斯带来的这部纪录片剧集探索极具影响力的著名非洲女王的生活。这一季的主角是埃及艳后,她是世界上最著名、最有权势但也蒙受最多误解的女性,她是一位大胆的女王,她的美丽和风流韵事掩盖了她真正的财富:她的智慧。克丽奥佩脱拉的影响一直是许多学术争论的主题,而好莱坞往往忽略了这一点。现在,我们的纪录片剧集将重新审视她人生故事中这一引人入胜的部分。
Imagine what it would feel like to be the only black television star in Hollywood at a time when the KLU KLUX KLAN acted out violently against black people, when America groaned under the weight of segregation and prejudice. Imagine being in possession of a natural talent so great, so unique and disarming that these issues were seemingly swept to one side to allow you to perform and be acknowledged for this gift, yet behind closed doors they were trying to think of a way to package you as something you were not: white. This candid account of the actual happenings in and around the "fairytale" life of fame and fortune of Nat King Cole, are taken from the private journals of Nat King Cole and exclusive interviews with the widow of Nat King Cole, Maria Cole, as well as contributions from other family members, Tony Bennett, Buddy Greco, Harry Bellafonte, Nancy Wilson, Sir Bruce Forsythe, George Benson, Aaron Neville, Johnny Mathis and many more. Some of these shocking stories have never ...