Genius - Aretha (2021) (season)
Creators:
Suzan-Lori ParksDirected by:
Anthony HemingwayScreenplay:
Suzan-Lori ParksCinematography:
Kevin McKnightComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones, David Cross, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Shaian Jordan, Courtney B. Vance, Marque Richardson, Keith Arthur Bolden (more)Plots(1)
Desperate for a hit, Aretha travels to Muscle Shoals in 1967 to record her first album with Atlantic Records. After suffering the loss of her surrogate mother, Little Re braves her first solo in 1953, in her father’s, C.L. Franklin, church. (National Geographic)
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Cynthia Erivo
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Malcolm Barrett
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Patrice Covington
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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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Marque Richardson
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Robert Glasper
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Justin Livingston
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Tierre Turner
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Pauletta Washington
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Alex Collins
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