Genius Aretha: Do Right Woman (Season 3, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Genius

Aretha: Do Right Woman (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.

Showrunner

Suzan-Lori Parks

Director

Neema Barnette

Writers

Suzan-Lori Parks (created by) (written by) | Nathan Louis Jackson (written by) | Diana Son (written by) | Phillip Howze (staff writer) & 4 more

Producers

Peter Afterman | Ed Cathell III | Suzan-Lori Parks

Composer

Terence Blanchard

Cinematographer

Kevin McKnight

Editors

Agnes Grandits (as Agnès Challe-Grandits) | Daniel A. Valverde (as Daniel Valverde) | James D. Wilcox

Casting Director

Kim Coleman

Production Designer

Tim Galvin

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 22, 2021

Release date

Mar 22, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 11 wins & 75 nominations

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Cast	Add Cast
34 cast members

Name	Known for
Cynthia Erivo Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin See fewer	Harriet (I) (2019)
Malcolm Barrett Ted White Ted White See fewer	Timeless (2016)
Patrice Covington Erma Franklin (credit only) Erma Franklin (credit only) See fewer	Chicago P.D. (2014)
Rebecca Naomi Jones Carolyn Franklin Carolyn Franklin See fewer	Genius (2017)
David Cross Jerry Wexler Jerry Wexler See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Kimberly Hebert Gregory Ruth Bowen (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory) Ruth Bowen (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory) See fewer	Vice Principals (2016)
Shaian Jordan Little Re Little Re See fewer	Genius (2017)
Courtney B. Vance C.L. Franklin C.L. Franklin See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Omar J. Dorsey James Cleveland James Cleveland See fewer	Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Marque Richardson King Curtis King Curtis See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
Pauletta Washington Rachel Franklin Rachel Franklin See fewer	Philadelphia (1993)
Tonya Reneé Banks Sammie Bryant Sammie Bryant See fewer	Death to Smoochy (2002)
Anthony Dalton Nat (as Anthony O. Dalton II) Nat (as Anthony O. Dalton II) See fewer	The Paynes (2018)
Ethan Henry Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See fewer	Genius (2017)
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Colette L. Coward Aretha Piano Hand Double (as Collette Coward) Aretha Piano Hand Double (as Collette Coward) See fewer	The Hate U Give (2018)
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Horace Glasper Young Black Man Young Black Man See fewer	Cuttin Da Mustard (2008)
Bri'anna Harper Little Re Singing Double Little Re Singing Double See fewer	Genius (2017)
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Tonia Jackson Gospel Woman Gospel Woman See fewer	Outer Banks (2020)
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