Respect
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Liesl Tommy
Actors: Audra McDonald, Forest Whitaker, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Jennifer Hudson, Kimberly Scott, Leroy McClain, Marc Maron, Marlon Wayans, Saycon Sengbloh, Tituss Burgess
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