Respect

Genius

S03E01
E1
March 21, 2021 ★ 3.4 58 min

Overview

Desperate for a hit, Aretha travels to Muscle Shoals in 1967 to record her first album with Atlantic Records. After suffering the loss of her surrogate mother, Little Re braves her first solo in 1953, in her father’s, C.L. Franklin, church.

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Top Cast

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo

Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett

Ted White
Patrice Covington

Patrice Covington

Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Carolyn Franklin
David Cross

David Cross

Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Hébert Gregory

Kimberly Hébert Gregory

Ruth Bowen
Shaian Jordan

Shaian Jordan

young Aretha 'Little Re' Franklin
Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

C.L. Franklin

Guest Stars

Robert Glasper

Robert Glasper

Art Tatum
Stacey Sargeant

Stacey Sargeant

Dinah Washington
Amanda Warren

Amanda Warren

Melba Parks
Steve Alderfer

Steve Alderfer

Tommy Cogbill
Daniel Baldock

Daniel Baldock

Roger Hawkins
LaKeta Booker

LaKeta Booker

Charlece