Cynthia Erivo to Portray Aretha Franklin in First-Ever Authorized Series
Award-winning actor Cynthia Erivo has been tapped to play Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s Emmy-winning global anthology series Genius: Aretha. Erivo, who also stars in an upcoming biopic on Harriet Tubman, will begin filming the series in November.
Genius: Aretha, from Imagine Television and Fox 21 TV Studios, will delve into Franklin’s acclaime…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to The North Star with Shaun King to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.