Yes, Achilles in Troy: Fall of a City is black, and yes it's a big deal.

The BBC's £16 million bonkbuster Troy: Fall of a City has lost out to ITV's The Voice in the Saturday night ratings war, despite attempting to thrill viewers with an inter-racial threesome

Troy: Fall of a City – no, the BBC is not 'blackwashing' Greek myth. BBC1, Netflix

BLACK ACHILLES? - BBC Blackwashing History

Troy: Fall of a City recap – series 1, episode 5: Hunted, Troy: Fall of a City

Troy: Fall of a City – no, the BBC is not 'blackwashing' Greek myth. BBC1, Netflix

Troy: Fall of Kings (The Troy Trilogy): 9780345477040: Gemmell, David, Gemmell, Stella: Books

Were Achilles and Zeus black like in the BBC series 'Troy: Fall of a City'? - Quora

Troy: Fall of a City – no, the BBC is not 'blackwashing' Greek myth. BBC1, Netflix

Troy: Fall of a City – no, the BBC is not 'blackwashing' Greek myth. BBC1, Netflix

Were Achilles and Zeus black like in the BBC series 'Troy: Fall of a City'? - Quora

When Homer Envisioned Achilles, Did He See a Black Man?, by Aeon Magazine, Aeon Magazine

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