National Geographic’s scripted “Genius: Aretha” debuted Sunday, but the family of Aretha Franklin was quick to say they didn’t approve of the work even before the eight-part series started streaming.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aretha Franklin, played by Cynthia Erivo, recording what will be her first hit in Muscle Shoals, Ala., in the National Geographic ...

Cynthia Erivo's take on the legendary singer gives this NatGeo series on Franklin's life and times some truly amazing grace To further hammer home its ambitions — and to avoid the strictly ...

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Aretha Franklin's family is unhappy with the music legend's latest depiction. The "Respect" singer is the subject of the third season of National Geographic's popular anthology series "Genius," which ...

National Geographic is finally taking us behind the scenes of their upcoming Genius: Aretha, the first time the acclaimed series tells the truth about Black women—that we're geniuses too. "She's the ...

It could be said that Suzan-Lori Parks was destined to tell the story of Aretha Franklin. Not just because the “Genius: Aretha” showrunner is a celebrated playwright who won the MacArthur “Genius” ...

Three years after its previous installment, the third edition of National Geographic’s “Genius” series finally arrives Sunday. Like the two first chapters, which traced the lives of Einstein and ...