EPISODE
SEASON
Genius - Season 3
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
18 August 1983, Leipzig, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany]
13 December 1949, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
16 March 1956, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
1980, Southend, Essex, England, UK
30 September 1967, Beckley, West Virginia, USA
23 September 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
March 18, 2021
The show will make you want to listen to the Queen of Soul's music, but it has too much respect for the legend to give away who the real Aretha was.
March 19, 2021
Deriving its episodic subtitles from Franklin songs, Genius: Aretha is a testament to that hard work. And like the best musical biographies, it enhances an appreciation of Franklin's life and career, with an ease and grace that makes it look easy.
March 19, 2021
What makes 'Aretha' so gratifying is how fully it delivers on the promise to illuminate Franklin's genius.
March 18, 2021
As the iconic Queen of Soul, who passed away in 2018, Erivo sustains a quiet strength in dramatic scenes that erupts into passionate fire when she's onstage or in the recording studio, taking control of every detail.
March 18, 2021
Genius: Aretha does not disappoint.
March 19, 2021
Underwhelms with rote characterizations and cliches.
March 18, 2021
"Genius" isn't a dud, and it could never be, not with its subject, Vance's commanding performance or the landmark music it's built around. But while it sings, it's not quite worthy of Aretha's crown.
March 18, 2021
When Tony, Emmy, and Grammy-winner Erivo sings, time just stops still. That alone is worth the price of admission.
March 21, 2021
Anyone looking for a tell-all tribute to [Aretha Franklin's] life will only find an elaborate game of dress-up here
March 19, 2021
A respectable bio with music as its heart and Cynthia Erivo as its soul...
March 18, 2021
This isn't some facsimile of a famous life, but an interpretation of one. Along with the showrunners, Erivo has plenty of ideas about that life, but knows how to express them musically.
March 20, 2021
Erivo ... has a look of hurt in her eyes that I found haunting... Between Erivo's voice, and this one angle she invests into the character, I give her props.