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National Geographic s latest season of its anthology series, Genius: Aretha, will explore the gospel roots and faith of music legend Aretha Franklin. The series, which airs next month, stars Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo, who portrays the queen of soul.
The Emmy-winning anthology series dramatizes the stories of the world’s most “brilliant innovators, their extraordinary achievements and their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships,” the network says.
The third season of the limited series will premiere with back-to-back episodes over four consecutive nights, starting on March 21.
“Without knowing how to read music, Franklin taught herself to play the piano; at the young age of 12, she began to record songs and sing on gospel tours with her father. She signed her first record deal at age 18 with Columbia Records. In 1966, she moved to Atlantic Records, where she recorded many of her most iconic songs. In 1979, s
GENIUS: ARETHA Hails From 20th Television and Imagine Television;
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard Serve as Executive Producers Along With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks As Executive Producer and Showrunner and Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Anthony Hemingway As Executive Producer and Director
Legendary Hit Record-Producer Clive Davis and Atlantic Records Chairman and CEO Craig Kallman Also Serve as Executive Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National Geographic and Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” “The Color Purple”) revealed today during the network’s TCA session the highly anticipated premiere date and official series trailer for the multiple Emmy award-winning anthology series
GENIUS: ARETHA. From 20th Television and Imagine Television, this new season
Genius: Aretha Premiere Date and New Trailer
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The Color Purple) revealed today during the network’s TCA session the
Genius: Aretha premiere date and official trailer, which you can watch below. The Emmy-award-winning anthology series comes from 20th Century Television and Imagine Television.
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Genius: Aretha premiere date has been set for Sunday, March 21 at 9/8c, with double-stacked episodes airing across four consecutive nights.
The premiere episodes will be available the next day on Hulu, culminating in a celebration of Aretha Franklin’s birthday, with all eight episodes available to stream by Thursday, March 25.