Genius - Aretha (2021) (season)
USA,
2021, 43 min
Creators:
Suzan-Lori ParksDirected by:
Bille WoodruffScreenplay:
Gwendolyn M. ParkerCinematography:
Kevin McKnightComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Courtney B. Vance, Edwin Hodge, Marque Richardson, Jason Burkey, Deja Dee, Antonique Smith (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Aretha is featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1968, but she’s devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life. Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis in 1941, before Little Re is born. (National Geographic)
Cast
![Cynthia Erivo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072624_15f375.jpg)
Cynthia Erivo
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![Malcolm Barrett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/113/163113394_e4bcae.jpg)
Malcolm Barrett
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Patrice Covington
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Rebecca Naomi Jones
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![Kimberly Hebert Gregory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/925/160925969_15a502.jpg)
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
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![Courtney B. Vance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271958_88428c.jpg)
Courtney B. Vance
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![Edwin Hodge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886937_72efe8.jpg)
Edwin Hodge
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![Marque Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640090_5d5655.jpg)
Marque Richardson
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Jason Burkey
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Antonique Smith
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Pauletta Washington
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Jason Turner
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