National Geographic’s scripted “Genius: Aretha” debuted Sunday, but the family of Aretha Franklin was quick to say they didn’t approve of the work even before the eight-part series started streaming.

Aretha Franklin, played by Cynthia Erivo, recording what will be her first hit in Muscle Shoals, Ala., in the National Geographic Channel series "Genius: Aretha." (Richard DuCree / National Geographic ...

The life of the late, great Aretha Franklin is featured in the latest installment of the Nat Geo limited series, "Genius." Cynthia Erivo takes on the role of the singer known as The Queen of Soul.

Aretha Franklin was a musical genius. Period. Not only could she take command of her mostly male back-up band, but her brilliant ear allowed her to compose and craft hit after hit while secretly ...

After premiering with two episodes on Sunday, Genius: Aretha continues tonight with two more episodes as the National Geographic anthology tells the tale of Aretha Franklin's life and career. We have ...

With Oscar-nominated actress and performer Cynthia Ervio inhabiting the legend, Aretha Franklin’s story comes gorgeously to life in National Geographic’s limited series Genius, premiering March 21.

In the wake of Aretha Franklin’s death in 2018, competing biopics on the Queen of Soul were announced: one coming to movie screens and the other making up the third season of National Geographic‘s ...

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Sometimes being a genius means seeing the potential in a pizza delivery box. In the latest incarnation of NatGeo’s “Genius” series, Aretha Franklin, played by Cynthia Erivo, is recording her soulful ...

Malcolm Barrett clearly remembers the way that Cynthia Erivo made him feel the first day he filmed a scene with her on the set of the new TV series, Genius: Aretha. The actress, who plays the Queen of ...

The life of the late, great Aretha Franklin is featured in the latest installment of the Nat Geo limited series, "Genius." Cynthia Erivo takes on the role of the singer known as The Queen of Soul.