Returning for its captivating second season, the esteemed documentary series, Legends Of The Pharaohs, is set to premiere on Friday, 21 July at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.
With its gripping storytelling and groundbreaking research, the series promises to once again immerse viewers in the mesmerising world of ancient Egyptian civilisation.
Season two will resurrect the lives of Egypt’s great pyramid builders, tracing a century of impressive construction from the first true pyramid erected by Djoser to the third and last Pyramid of Giza.
The inaugural episode of the new season, titled “Birth Of The Tutankhamun Dynasty”, uncovers the dramatic story of Howard Carter’s 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and its splendid treasures. After lying dormant for 3300 years, the history of the young Pharaoh and the lost dynasty that ruled Egypt for eight generations will be unveiled.
With a lineage that boasts captivating figures such as the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, the illustrious Nefertiti, and the cryptic Akhenaten, Tutankhamun’s narrative is as compelling as it is enthralling.
The series combines the latest archaeological research with dramatic location filming, thereby providing an intense, immersive experience of this ancient world’s energy and vitality. It showcases the thrilling drama of real lives set against the backdrop of an ancient civilisation’s magnificence.
