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"Tut" reveals, for the first time on television, the story of the Egyptian Pharaoh, one of the most renowned leaders in human history. This ambitious special-event series tells the story of Tut's rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisors, friends and lovers scheme for their own nefarious interests. "Tut" opens up a fascinating window into a world filled with heart-breaking romance, epic battles, political backstabbing, conspiracy, jealousy, and even murder - proving his world was not far removed from our own - and that his reign as the youngest Egyptian king played out as a real-life drama for the ages.
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D. Schwarz
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Boy. Rebel. King.
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Trivia
Spike TV (Paramount Network) promoted this mini-series by featuring some of the actors on their respective programming. Avan Jogia acted as guest judge for the flash challenge on Ink Master (2012), while Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldberg appeared as recon spies on Bar Rescue (2011) in the episode that aired as the lead-in to part one.
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Ankhesenamun was Tutankhamun's half-sister, not full sister. (And would have been unrelated if Tutankhamun was not in fact the son of Akhenaten, as the drama has it.) And after Tutankhamun's death, she tried unsuccessfully to marry a Hittite prince rather than accept Ay.
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I'm visiting Egypt for the second time, next week, and this series is a real tonic! Wow! Fast paced, wonderful scenery, great sets, lovely costumes and a powerful script. Very cool indeed.
Why the Mitanni kings are black, though, defies logic ... they were from Syria. I guess the producers wanted black representation in ancient history, even though it never existed. Would black TV audiences really refuse to watch a miniseries about King Tutankhamun just because there were no black actors in it? Of course not! Grow up Hollywood!!!!
The casting is superb, Tutankhamun is a dark, embittered youth, that kicks back at his historical portrayal as a teen aged victim of Egyptian politics, shades of Frank Herbet's DUNE. Ankhesunamen is fabulously gorgeous and Ay (Ben Kingsley), is perfect in his role.