Genius (TV Series)
Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black (2021)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Anthony Hemingway | ||
Writing Credits
| Suzan-Lori Parks | ... | (created by) |
| Suzan-Lori Parks | ... | (written by) |
| Phillip Howze | ... | (staff writer) & |
| Natalie McKearin | ... | (staff writer) & |
| Bonnie Metzgar | ... | (staff writer) & |
| Pia Wilson | ... | (staff writer) |
| Bethany McHugh | ... | (staff writer) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Peter Afterman | ... | producer |
| Kenneth Biller | ... | executive producer (as Ken Biller) |
| Francie Calfo | ... | executive producer |
| Ed Cathell III | ... | producer |
| Chris Cooney | ... | executive producer |
| Anna Culp | ... | executive producer |
| Clive Davis | ... | executive producer |
| Brian Grazer | ... | executive producer |
| Anthony Hemingway | ... | executive producer |
| Ron Howard | ... | executive producer |
| Nathan Louis Jackson | ... | supervising producer |
| Craig Kallman | ... | executive producer |
| Becky Mode | ... | co-executive producer |
| Gwendolyn M. Parker | ... | co-executive producer |
| Suzan-Lori Parks | ... | executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer |
| Gigi Pritzker | ... | executive producer |
| Rachel Shane | ... | executive producer |
| Sam Sokolow | ... | executive producer |
| Diana Son | ... | executive producer |
| David Woods | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Kevin McKnight | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ken Eluto | ||
Casting By
| Kim Coleman | ||
Production Design by
| Tim Galvin | ||
Art Direction by
| Danny Brown | ... | supervising art director |
| Carlton Lee Jr. | ... | assistant art director |
Set Decoration by
| Kristie Suffield | ... | key set decorator |
Makeup Department
| Amber Actaboski | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Antonette AnnieTucker | ... | hair stylist (credit only) |
| Louisa V. Anthony | ... | hair department head |
| Tyra Garzon | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Jennifer E Ivey | ... | additional make up |
| Natalie Johnson | ... | makeup artist |
| Erin Keith | ... | makeup artist |
| Milene Melendez | ... | makeup artist |
| Deaundra DeeDee Metzger | ... | hair stylist (as Deaundra Harris-Metzger) |
| Caroline Monge | ... | key makeup artist |
| Tracey Moss | ... | key hair stylist |
| Terrell Mullin | ... | personal makeup for lead Cynthia Erivo |
| Cristina Patterson | ... | contact lens painter |
| Victor Paz | ... | Lead barber / hair stylist |
| Brie Puneky | ... | Additional Makeup Artist |
| Reginald Robertson | ... | barber |
| Omar Sfreddo | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Hailey Trifiro | ... | add'l makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ed Cathell III | ... | unit production manager |
| Albert T. Dickerson III | ... | unit production manager |
| Alexandra Dimopoulos | ... | production supervisor |
| Claire Lawton | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Nikki Simpson | ... | production supervisor |
| Wes Irwin | ... | executive in charge of post production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tierre Turner | ... | second unit director |
| Franklin A. Vallette | ... | first assistant director (as Franklin Valette) |
| Cordell Willis | ... | second assistant director |
| Alex Beaver | ... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Lance Resch-Anger | ... | second second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Justin Allmett | ... | scenic charge |
| Lindsay M. Alston | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Forest T. Bays | ... | carpenter |
| Mallory Curry | ... | Scenic Artist |
| Sean T. Davis | ... | props |
| Kedra S. Dawkins | ... | assistant art director |
| Ethan Kitchens | ... | greens gangboss |
| Kevin Ladson | ... | property master |
| John Greg Moncrief | ... | scenic charge |
| Jason Wayne Morgan | ... | construction coordinator (as Jason Morgan) |
| Jay Murphy | ... | scenic foreman |
| Maru Patetta | ... | Art Department Coordinator |
| Morgan-Tierra Ukaonu | ... | props assistant |
| Dylan Whitfield | ... | propmaker gangboss |
| Anthony Stanislav Wislar | ... | scenic artist |
| Gábor Csiki | ... | prop builder (uncredited) |
| Kiersten Sonja Good | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Vincent Elias Kelly | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Scott Kinney | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
| Carlton Lee Jr. | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Arthur Kirk Martin | ... | on set dresser (uncredited) |
| Jeffery Michaels | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Yolande Thame | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Vinny Alfano | ... | loop group recordist: remote |
| Courtney Berg | ... | sound editor |
| Daniel Brennan | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Michael Fowler | ... | adr mixer |
| Ken Hahn | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jay Meagher | ... | production sound mixer |
| Daniel Pagan | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Kyle J. Sawyer | ... | sound |
| Nick Caramela | ... | mix technician (uncredited) |
| Tim Chilton | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Brian Didsbury | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Mason Kopeikin | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
| Tiffany T. Mack | ... | sound utility (uncredited) |
| John Maskew | ... | playback operator (uncredited) |
| Thomas Rankins Jr. | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Raegan Wexler | ... | sound playback operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Robert Trammell | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Matt Akey | ... | vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes |
| Luis Barquero | ... | visual effects artist |
| Steven Benjamin | ... | digital compositor: Crafty Apes / on-set vfx supervisor: Crafty Apes |
| Daniel Berkowitz | ... | compositor: Crafty Apes |
| Zack Beshears | ... | visual effects editor: Crafty Apes |
| Mikael Betru | ... | CG Production Manager: Crafty Apes (as Mikael G. Betru) / vfx set supervisor (as Mikael G. Betru) |
| Andrew J. Bly | ... | visual effects executive producer: The Molecule |
| ChanJun Chun | ... | cg supervisor |
| Luke DiTommaso | ... | visual effects supervisor: The Molecule |
| Jon Doyle | ... | compositor: The Molecule |
| Matthew Fernandez | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects producer: The Molecule |
| Mandy Frazier | ... | cg production assistant: visual effects |
| Chris LeDoux | ... | vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes |
| Lenka Likarova | ... | visual effects producer |
| Brad Lucas | ... | digital compositor |
| Prajwal Mankame | ... | production coordinator |
| Michael A. Martinez | ... | digital compositor |
| Brian McCann | ... | compositor: Crafty Apes |
| Victoria Penzes | ... | compositing supervisor: The Molecule |
| Matthew T. Perry | ... | senior compositor |
| Rick Shick | ... | compositor |
| Nara Smith | ... | digital compositor |
| Jesse Speer | ... | lead compositor / lead compositor: The Molecule |
| Sean Thigpen | ... | vfx supervisor/producer: Crafty Apes |
| Dianshuo Zhang | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Esther Ballesteros | ... | stunts |
| Jessi Fisher | ... | stunt performer |
| Dean Grimes | ... | stunts |
| Brett Solomano | ... | stunts |
| Tierre Turner | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jaye Tyroff | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Phillip Aguilera | ... | Camera Supporter |
| Michael Alba | ... | a camera/steadicam operator |
| Thomas Browne | ... | rigging key grip |
| Graham Byrnes | ... | grip |
| Conor Daily | ... | grip |
| Sway Davenport | ... | rigging electrician |
| Ross Davis | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Chad Deslatte | ... | grip |
| Eric DeWolf | ... | best boy grip |
| Richard DuCree | ... | still photographer |
| Zach Dunlap | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Taylor Fenno | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Samantha Gardella | ... | digital utility |
| Wesley Garrison | ... | best boy grip |
| Emily Gurley | ... | digital loader |
| Michael Hartzel | ... | camera operator: b camera |
| Chip Huntington | ... | rigging grip |
| Peter Johnston | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Corey Jones | ... | rigging grip |
| Daniel John Lerch | ... | rigging best boy electric |
| Michael MacDuff | ... | camera preparation technician |
| Péter Manzel | ... | rigging electrician |
| Eric Pickett | ... | lighting technician |
| Josh Schmitt | ... | lighting technician |
| Caitlin Trost | ... | A 2nd Assistant Camera / second assistant camera |
| Lukas Valderrama | ... | grip |
| Nathan Ward | ... | rigging grip |
| Joshua Robert Warren | ... | electrician |
| Dalton Wright | ... | electrician |
| Kyle Wroe | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Shelby Cherniet | ... | casting associate |
| Tara Feldstein | ... | casting: Atlanta (as Tara Feldstein Bennett) |
| Brandi S. Hawkins | ... | extras casting |
| Alyssa Jacobson | ... | extras casting |
| Chase Paris | ... | casting: Atlanta |
| Toni Avalos | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Jones | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Tina Kerr | ... | extras casting director (uncredited) |
| Chana Klein | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Lindsay McCleery | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Irie Williams | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Zina Arthur | ... | fitter |
| Muto-Little | ... | costume maker |
| Stephen Oh | ... | costume supervisor |
| Deena Poythress | ... | set costumer |
| Day Ramphal | ... | costumer |
| Kendall Rogers | ... | key costumer |
| Bisola Salimonu | ... | costumer |
| Miklós Udvardy | ... | costumer |
| Kenya Morgan | ... | background costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Tiffany Brown | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Belén Ferrer | ... | assistant editor |
| Ty'rel Jones | ... | post-production assistant |
| Claire Lawton | ... | post production supervisor |
| Nick Maillet | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Ivo Marak | ... | dailies in-house producer |
| Morgan Neville | ... | assistant editor |
| Ryan Rolandelli | ... | on-line editor |
| John Grenham | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| David Crigler | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jen Farris | ... | location scout |
| Caleb Hinshaw | ... | location manager |
| Nick Morris | ... | location coordinator |
| Constance Nava | ... | assistant location manager |
| Olliver Pearce | ... | location assistant |
| Danielle Robarge Rusk | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Lenzi Sealy | ... | location scout |
| Benjamin McDaniel Smith | ... | assistant location manager |
| Chase Walker | ... | assistant location manager |
| Andrew Warren | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Jamelle Adisa | ... | music producer |
| Laurence Anslow | ... | digital recordist |
| Marton Barka | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Steven Richard Davis | ... | composer: additional music (as Steve Davis) |
| Christine Day | ... | music contractor |
| Aamina Gant | ... | music production / music supervisor |
| Hotae Alexander Jang | ... | Music Recording Engineer |
| Marvin R. Morris | ... | music editor |
| Kelsey Allen Richardson | ... | music |
| Jen Ross | ... | music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Michele Haberman | ... | script supervisor |
| Bethany McHugh | ... | staff writer |
Transportation Department
| Dale Combs | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Scott Morlan | ... | production driver |
| Gus Sardina | ... | generator operator |
| Nathan Southerland | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| David Arias | ... | production assistant |
| Paul Bednarz | ... | key set medic |
| Donté Bonner | ... | adr voice cast |
| Margaret Burke | ... | director production safety |
| Nick Chambers | ... | key set production assistant |
| Lee Coleman | ... | key set pa |
| Winter Coleman | ... | writer production assistant |
| Anthony J. Davis | ... | health and safety manager |
| Meg Dudley | ... | writers' production assistant |
| Brandon Henderson | ... | background production assistant |
| Ashley Jean-Louis | ... | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Dondraico Johnson | ... | choreographer |
| Mark 'Skip' Keller | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Jacob Kepes | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Justin Kratzer | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Brittany Levin-Clarke | ... | assistant to producer: Anna Culp |
| January Miller | ... | accounting clerk |
| Sascha Rijo Marichal | ... | Walkie PA |
| Cara Rothenberg | ... | Writers' Assistant |
| Angelique Silberman | ... | health & safety manager: post-production |
| Frank Arthur Smith | ... | Assistant to Kenneth Biller |
| Pam Olson Southwick | ... | key 2nd assistant accountant |
| Kelvin Tyler | ... | set production assistant |
| Felisha Renae Whitehead | ... | 2nd assistant accountant |
| Shelly Williams | ... | unit publicist |
| Jared Wright | ... | Production Assistant |
| Marti King Young | ... | assistant to line producer |
