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Nat Geo delays ‘Genius: Aretha’ premiere date

National Geographic’s forthcoming Genius: Aretha will no longer debut on May 25. The limited series about the legendary singer Aretha Franklin starring Cynthia Erivo will premiere at a later to-be-announced date due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

National Geographic taps Suzan-Lori Parks as EP and showrunner for Genius: Aretha Franklin

WASHINGTON / PASADENA, CA National Geographic Global Television Networks President Courteney Monroe announced today at the network’s TCA presentation that Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright of “Topdog/Underdog,” will be executive producer and showrunner for GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN. This upcoming season will be the first-ever, definitive scripted miniseries on the life of the universally acclaimed Queen of Soul.

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