The Emmy-winning anthology series Genius dramatizes the stories of the world’s innovators, their achievements and explores their personal relationships. Genius: Aretha premieres tonight, March 21, at ...

*The third season of National Geographic’s “Genius” focuses on the utterly talented, singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist, Aretha Franklin. Aretha will be portrayed by Emmy Award, ...

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"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, played by Cynthia Erivo, performing on stage in National Geographic’s GENIUS: ARETHA.

It takes a genius to know one. So, it only makes sense that the creators behind Nat Geo’s Genius series would tap Suzan-Lori Parks to showrun, executive-produce and write Season 3, Genius: Aretha. One ...

*Malcolm Barrett is speaking out about his portrayal of Aretha Franklin’s ex-husband Ted White in National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha” series. Speaking to ESSENCE about the limited series, Barrett ...

In the opening moments of “Genius: Aretha,” Cynthia Erivo’s Aretha Franklin is seen on stage as her career begins to skyrocket. The scene then cuts to Franklin in a gaggle of reporters, peppered with ...

Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, is the voice of the African Diaspora. Independent of her shining career of hits, she has the singular ability to create mind-bending, transcendent events with her ...

Choreographer Dondraico Johnson brought his talent for putting together captivating live performances into National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha,” where he reimagined some of the Queen of Soul’s most ...