Production to begin in November.
Cynthia Erivo, earning acclaim for her lead role in Harriet this awards season, will play Aretha Franklin in the next instalment of National Geographic’s Genius anthology series.
Production is scheduled to begin in November for a spring 2020 world premiere on National Geographic’s global channels.
National Geographic, Imagine Television Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios said on Thursday (3) the production is the only authorised scripted limited series on the life of the Queen of Soul.
The production will feature many of Franklin’s biggest hits from the Warner Music catalogue, including I Never Loved...
Cynthia Erivo, earning acclaim for her lead role in Harriet this awards season, will play Aretha Franklin in the next instalment of National Geographic’s Genius anthology series.
Production is scheduled to begin in November for a spring 2020 world premiere on National Geographic’s global channels.
National Geographic, Imagine Television Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios said on Thursday (3) the production is the only authorised scripted limited series on the life of the Queen of Soul.
The production will feature many of Franklin’s biggest hits from the Warner Music catalogue, including I Never Loved...
- 10/3/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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