Genius - Aretha (2021) (season)
Creators:
Suzan-Lori ParksDirected by:
Neema BarnetteCinematography:
Kevin McKnightComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Rebecca Naomi Jones, David Cross, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Shaian Jordan, Courtney B. Vance, Omar J. Dorsey, Marque Richardson, Anthony Dalton, Kendrick Cross (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr., in 1967 and 1968. Meanwhile, Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant. (National Geographic)
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Cynthia Erivo
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Malcolm Barrett
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Rebecca Naomi Jones
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David Cross
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Kimberly Hebert Gregory
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Shaian Jordan
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Courtney B. Vance
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Omar J. Dorsey
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Marque Richardson
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Anthony Dalton
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Kendrick Cross
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David Alexander
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Pauletta Washington
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Aubriana Davis
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Taylor Polidore Williams
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Glenn Magee
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