The Modern Cleopatra is an 8-episode Netflix drama series that tells the story of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. The series begins in 2021 as Cleopatra stands on her castle overlooking Egypt with her newborn son and husband Taymour. Flashbacks then show Cleopatra's childhood in 1995 and her family's rule over Egypt, which is disrupted by war with Rome. After her family disappears, Cleopatra returns to Egypt in 2021 claiming her rightful place as queen. She works to restore Egypt with the help of Taymour, the son of her father's trusted friend, and they eventually fall in love.