Episodes (8)

Aretha: Respect
S03E01 · Aretha: Respect

Mar 21, 2021

Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.

Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
S03E02 · Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along

Mar 21, 2021

Aretha politely tells her father she doesn't need financial support, nor to sing at his engagements. Ted White and her father both try to usurp control over her which leaves Aretha with difficult but necessary choices she needs to make.

Aretha: Do Right Woman
S03E03 · Aretha: Do Right Woman

Mar 22, 2021

Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.

Aretha: Unforgettable
S03E04 · Aretha: Unforgettable

Mar 22, 2021

Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.

Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
S03E05 · Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black

Mar 23, 2021

Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.

Aretha: Amazing Grace
S03E06 · Aretha: Amazing Grace

Mar 23, 2021

Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.

Aretha: Chain of Fools
S03E07 · Aretha: Chain of Fools

Mar 24, 2021

Aretha steals an opportunity from her sister Carolyn; she receives a Grammy nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award; she meets with Arista founder Clive Davis; Jerry Wexler leaves Atlantic Records.

Aretha: No One Sleeps
S03E08 · Aretha: No One Sleeps

Mar 24, 2021

Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.

About

Genius Season 3 (2021) is released on Mar 21, 2021 and the latest season 3 of Genius is released in 2021. Watch Genius online - the English Biography TV series from United States. Genius is directed by Kenneth Biller,Anthony Hemingway,Kevin Hooks,James Hawes and created by Kenneth Biller with Antonio Banderas and Clémence Poésy. Genius is available online on Hulu and Apple iTunes.

The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

As know as:

Genius: Picasso, Génius, 世紀天才, ジーニアス, Geenius

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Stream Service:

National Geographic

Production Companies:

20th Television, EUE / Sokolow, Fox 21 Television Studios

Official Site:

Official site

Taglines:

All hail the queen.

Reviews

Craig Jenkins
New York Magazine/Vulture
When it handles this business delicately, Genius: Aretha is a joy. But as much as it misses the mark, with another Aretha story already in the can, it's worth asking why this one needed to exist at all.
by rottentomatoes, Mar 26, 2021
David Lewis
San Francisco Chronicle
Whatever the drawbacks, Parks and director Anthony Hemingway leave us with plenty of captivating moments, too.
by rottentomatoes, Mar 22, 2021
Robert Lloyd
Los Angeles Times
Although we are told repeatedly that she is special, nothing here really "explains" Franklin's genius... But you know it when you hear it, and the music Franklin made is out there waiting.
by rottentomatoes, Mar 22, 2021

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