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…
