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GENIUS: ARETHA is the definitive and only authorized scripted series on the life of Aretha Franklin and charts how gospel prodigy Little Re became the iconic Aretha Franklin, the indisputable Queen of Soul.
Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated musician Raphael Saadiq served as executive music producer on GENIUS: ARETHA and the score was written and produced by multi-Grammy Award-winner and Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (“Harriet,” “BlacKkKlansman”).
“I’m so humbled to be part of a project that honors someone I’ve idolized and had the great privilege of working with,” Blanchard adds. “Aretha was that one-of-a-kind talent that transcended all musical genres. She is the gold standard.” Terence Blanchard, Billboard
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