A still from a video shows Egyptologist Dr. Browder talking about ancient Egypt facts in Disney+ Moon Knight.
Anthony Browder, Egyptologist, reviews ancient-Egyptian facts that movies and series got wrong.
  • Movies and television shape what people think about ancient Egypt. 
  • But they often get even the basics wrong, from cruel pharaohs to booby-trapped pyramids.
  • Here are 10 things that "Moon Knight", "The Mummy", and others got wrong and one they got right.

Movies and television have a way of influencing the way we see the world. 

When it comes to ancient Egypt, they can draw the portrait of pharaohs ruling Egypt with an iron fist, cruel torture, and wicked booby-trapped pyramids.