"Find out what it means."
★6.8(457)20212h 25m
DramaMusicHistory
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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Top Billed Cast
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans
Ted White
Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington
Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan
John Hammond
Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)
Heather Headley
Clara Ward
Leroy McClain
Cecil Franklin
Lodric D. Collins
Smokey Robinson
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Franklin
Brandon Gilpin
Teenager
Tangela Large
Grieving Mother
Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham
Myk Watford
Rick Hall
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
Crew
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Stacey Sher
Executive Producer
Jennifer Hudson
Executive Producer
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Sue Baden-Powell
Executive Producer
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Liesl Tommy
Director
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Scott Bernstein
Producer
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Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay
Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer
Jason Cloth
Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert
Executive Producer
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