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10 TV Shows Based on True Stories Coming This Year
After a year in Hollywood largely defined by two massive strikes, the start of a new year makes way for exciting, upcoming series for audiences. The Hollywood Reporter rounded up some of the most anticipated series based on true stories (loosely, or otherwise) premiering in 2024 across streamers and cable networks that will feed into […]
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Next Big Thing: Aaron Pierre Tackles Icons Real (Malcolm X) and Cinematic (Mufasa)
Come Feb. 1, Aaron Pierre joins the ranks of storied British thespians — Daniel Day-Lewis, Cynthia Erivo, David Oyelowo — to play icons of U.S. history. This trend has rankled some American performers in the past. But, as the 29-year-old sees it, he’s just as qualified as any Black actor to tackle Malcolm X. “My […]
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Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre Duel in Civil Rights Struggles as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X in ‘Genius: MLK/X’ Trailer
In real life, Black civil rights pioneers Martin Luther King and Malcolm X met only once, briefly, in Washington, D.C., in 1964 as both attended a Senate debate. And the trailer for Disney’s Genius: MLK/X docuseries, which dropped Thursday, opens with that chance Capitol Hill encounter that foreshadowed their dueling movements and personalities. “We meet […]
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Disney+’s ‘Genius’ Anthology to Profile Malcolm X Alongside Martin Luther King Jr.
Genius, the Disney+ anthology series from National Geographic, is making some changes to its fourth season. For the first time, the series will profile two historical figures: In addition to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the fourth season will also focus on Malcolm X. The series from Imagine Television and 20th TV […]
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This Week in TV: ‘Falcon and Winter Soldier,’ ‘Genius: Aretha,’ March Madness
The final season of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' and an HBO docuseries about QAnon are also on tap in the next seven days.
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‘Genius: Aretha’: TV Review
Cynthia Erivo stars as the Queen of Soul and Courtney B. Vance as her pastor father in Suzan-Lori Parks' decades-spanning Nat Geo miniseries.
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Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’ Moving to Disney+, Will Profile Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be the subject of season four of National Geographic's Genius.
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‘Genius: Aretha’ Premiere Date Delayed at National Geographic
National Geographic's Genius: Aretha is the latest TV series to have its premiere date impacted by the global coronavirus crisis. The anthology, starring Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, will no longer launch on Memorial Day, May 25. A new premiere date has not been determined as it remains unclear when it […]
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First Look: See Cynthia Erivo Embody Aretha Franklin in ‘Genius’
National Geographic has debuted its first image of Cynthia Erivo playing the Queen of Soul in an upcoming series of 'Genius.'
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Courtney B. Vance to Play Aretha Franklin’s Father in ‘Genius’
Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance ('The People v. O.J. Simpson') will star opposite Cynthia Erivo in National Geographic's 'Genius: Aretha.'
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Cynthia Erivo to Play Aretha Franklin in Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’
National Geographic has cast Cynthia Erivo to play music icon Aretha Franklin in the third season of the cabler's anthology series 'Genius.'
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Antonio Banderas to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Munich Film Festival
Spanish star Antonio Banderas, who just won the best actor honor in Cannes for his role in Pedro Almodovar's 'Pain and Glory,' will receive the CineMerit Award for lifetime achievement at the Munich International Film Festival.
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