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.

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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 ...

*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, ...

For Cynthia Erivo, Aretha Franklin became larger than life during the quiet times. Traversing decades of Franklin’s life and career as she played the Queen of Soul in National Geographic's “Genius: ...

Cynthia Erivo has officially been announced as the star of a forthcoming National Geographic's global series, Genius Aretha. Deadline reports that the Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning actress will play ...

Cynthia Erivo is putting on the crown of the Queen of Soul in the new trailer for National Geographic's "Genius: Aretha." Cynthia Erivo is putting on the crown of the Queen of Soul in the new trailer ...

*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 ...

After Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, "Genius: Aretha" is both the most commercial and the best installment of this National Geographic anthology series, powered by Cynthia Erivo's "give her all ...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news Sunday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, where TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. “GENIUS” ...

To play Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic series “Genius: Aretha,” Cynthia Erivo immersed herself in documentaries, interviews and recordings. “I get to be a geek of something I really love,” ...

Courtney B. Vance has joined the cast of the upcoming third season of “Genius” at Nat Geo, which will focus on Aretha Franklin. Vance will star as Aretha’s father C.L. Franklin. Cynthia Erivo is set ...