The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
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- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes aired
- 36
- Latest aired
- S04E07
- Total runtime
- 1d 6h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 2017 – June 2017 10 episodes
- Season 2 April 2018 – June 2018 10 episodes
- the show was away for 2 years and 9 months
- Season 3 March 2021 8 episodes
- the show was away for 2 years and 10 months
- Season 4 February 2024 8 episodes
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S03E01 Respect
March 21 · 58min find the promo
Show synopsis
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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S03E02 Until the Real Thing Comes Along
March 21 · 48min find the promo
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Struggling to find her sound, Aretha catches the attention of Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1966. Meanwhile, Little Re has her first touring experience on the Gospel Circuit in 1954 with C.L. Franklin and meets her idol, Clara Ward.
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S03E03 Do Right Woman
March 22 · 51min find the promo
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Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr., in 1967 and 1968. Meanwhile, 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.
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S03E04 Unforgettable
March 22 · 44min find the promo
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Aretha is featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1968, but she’s devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life. Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis in 1941, before Little Re is born.
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S03E05 Young, Gifted and Black
March 23 · 48min find the promo
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Aretha, inspired by Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers, records her protest album “Young, Gifted and Black” in 1970. Despite Jerry Wexler’s uncertainty, the album is a success. Barbara Franklin makes a decision that has a devastating effect on Little Re in 1951.
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S03E06 Amazing Grace
March 23 · 52min find the promo
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Aretha records her best-selling live Gospel album “Amazing Grace” in 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, ignoring her sibling’s pleas to record instead at New Bethel with their father, C.L. Franklin.
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S03E07 Chain of Fools
March 24 · 51min find the promo
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As the Queen of Soul enters the age of disco, Aretha will do anything to remain relevant—including stealing an opportunity from her sister Carolyn. She receives a GRAMMY nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award.
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S03E08 No One Sleeps
March 24 · 45min find the promo
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Despite significant emotional losses, including a second divorce and the death of her father in 1984, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs.