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.

*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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo transforms into the "Queen of Soul" in a new television series about American songstress Aretha Franklin.

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 actress was recognized for 'Genius: Aretha.' She opened up about starring in remakes of 'Pinocchio' and 'The Rose.' ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke with Jennifer Hudson at the 2021 BET Awards. The ...

With less than two months to go before Genius: Aretha finally hits the small screen, the Oscar nominee who is portraying the Queen of Soul is hitting this year’s Sundance Film Festival as one of the ...