The Queen of Soul’s iconic story is coming to the small screen with the new trailer for Genius: Aretha on National Geographic Channel.
Aretha Franklin’s inimitable career will be put on display in the third season of Genius, which has previously explored the lives of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.
Cynthia Erivo stars as Franklin in the eight-episode series, which will be rolled out over four consecutive nights starting Sunday, March 21 on National Geographic Channel.
Queen of Soul: The Queen of Soul’s iconic story is coming to the small screen with the new trailer for Genius: Aretha on National Geographic Channel
Star: Cynthia Erivo stars as Franklin in the eight-episode series, which will be rolled out over four consecutive nights starting Sunday, March 21 on National Geographic Channel
The trailer begins with Franklin sitting down at the piano, as she’s heard in voice-over saying, ‘I’m writing a new song. It’s gonna hit you hard.’
‘It’ll get under your skin, right down to the bone,’ she continues, adding, ‘It’s gonna be a whole new vibe that brings people together.’
Music producer Jerry Wexler (David Cross), asks in the studio, ‘You’ve only got three chords?’ as Franklin responds, ‘I will make them sound like a million bucks.’
New song: The trailer begins with Franklin sitting down at the piano, as she’s heard in voice-over saying, ‘I’m writing a new song. It’s gonna hit you hard’
Together: ‘It’ll get under your skin, right down to the bone,’ she continues, adding, ‘It’s gonna be a whole new vibe that brings people together’
Producer: Music producer Jerry Wexler (David Cross), asks in the studio, ‘You’ve only got three chords?’ as Franklin responds, ‘I will make them sound like a million bucks’
Her hit song Chain of Fools is heard playing as she takes to the stage to be crowned the Queen of Soul by the ‘people of the world,’ a title that would stick her whole life.
She’s also told by Ruth Bowen (Kimberly Hébert Gregory), ‘make sure the world only sees the Aretha Franklin you want them to.’
There are also flashback shots of a young Aretha performing at her father C.L. Franklin’s (Courtney B. Vance) ‘Gospel Caravan’ though another character says she’s, ‘too young to go out there.’
Queen of Soul: Her hit song Chain of Fools is heard playing as she takes to the stage to be crowned the Queen of Soul by the ‘people of the world,’ a title that would stick her whole life
Make sure: She’s also told by Ruth Bowen (Kimberly Hébert Gregory), ‘make sure the world only sees the Aretha Franklin you want them to’
Caravan: There are also flashback shots of a young Aretha performing at her father C.L. Franklin’s (Courtney B. Vance) ‘Gospel Caravan’ though another character says she’s, ‘too young to go out there’
She’s also seen with Ted White (Malcolm Barrett), her first husband and business manager, who she throws something at when he keeps drinking.
She’s also told, ‘It’s easier for the woman to be the help mate of a king than it is for a man to be the help mate of a queen.’
When her first husband Ted tells her, ‘Don’t let that Queen thing go to your head,’ she pokes him in the forehead and responds, ‘I’m gonna let that Queen thing go wherever I want it to.’
Wherever: When her first husband Ted tells her, ‘Don’t let that Queen thing go to your head,’ she pokes him in the forehead and responds, ‘I’m gonna let that Queen thing go wherever I want it to’
Franklin says that, ‘times are changing and I want to keep changing with it,’ as she’s seen at protests stating, ‘You’ve got to disturb the peace if you can’t get no peace.’
The trailer winds down with several shots of her performing along with stacks of Time Magazine’s with her on the cover and Aretha confidently stating, ‘There will never be another one like me.’
The eight-episode series Genius: Aretha kicks off with two episodes airing Sunday, March 21, with two episodes airing the next three nights thereafter and all eight episodes available to stream on Hulu starting March 25.
Disturb: Franklin says that, ‘times are changing and I want to keep changing with it,’ as she’s seen at protests stating, ‘You’ve got to disturb the peace if you can’t get no peace.’
Never: The trailer winds down with several shots of her performing along with stacks of Time Magazine’s with her on the cover and Aretha confidently stating, ‘There will never be another one like me’
New series: The eight-episode series Genius: Aretha kicks off with two episodes airing Sunday, March 21, with two episodes airing the next three nights thereafter and all eight episodes available to stream on Hulu starting March 25