National Geographic has delayed the third season of Genius. This season will feature the story of Aretha Franklin. National Geographic's series
Genius has an upcoming season that revolves around Aretha Franklin. It was set to debut on the 25th of May. This will not be the case. The third season, which features Cynthia Erivo as legendary singer Aretha, will debut at some point later this year. National Geographic released a statement where they revealed that production is currently halted and thus it will not be possible to finish in time. Earlier this month, Disney Television Studios already announced that production for this series would be halted for three weeks due to the coronavirus.
Genius: Aretha started its production in December. Next to Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Shaian Jordan, Marque Richardson, Pauletta Washington, Steven Norfleet and Omar J. Dorsey are part of the cast. Recently, T.I., Antonique Smith and Tina Fears were also added to the cast. Ethan Henry will portray a guest character. Anthony Hemingway will serve as producer and will also direct the first episode.
