Nat Geo premiering series on Aretha Franklin's life, gospel roots
"Genius: Aretha" series cover | Nat Geo National Geographic's latest season of its anthology series, "Genius: Aretha," will explore the gospel roots and faith of music legend Aretha Franklin. The series, which airs next month, stars Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo, who portrays the queen of soul. The Emmy-winning anthology series dramatizes the stories of the world’s most “brilliant innovators, their extraordinary achievements and their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships,” the network says. The third season of the limited series will premiere with back-to-back episode...