The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
Trailer
Cast
Robert Townsend
Director
Leon
Little Richard
Jenifer Lewis
Muh Penniman
Carl Lumbly
Bud Penniman
Tamala Jones
Lucille
Mel Jackson
Bump Blackwell
Garrett Morris
Carl Rainey
JoNell Kennedy
Peggie Penniman
Michael Mantell
Art Rupe
Reynaldo Rey
Sugarfoot Sam
William James Jones
Billy Wright
Warren G
Studio Musician
Gregory Gast
Pat Boone
Michael Ralph
James Leroy
Karen Bankhead
Dorothy La Bostrie
BK
Bill Kerby
Writer
DT
Daniel Taplitz
Writer
You Might Also Like
Biography★ 7.5
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
Biography★ 6.3
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Documentary★ 8.9
Making the Five Heartbeats
Biography★ 5.6
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
Reality-TV★ 4.1
Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta
Biography★ 8.8
The New Edition Story
Biography★ 7.2
American Soul
Biography★ 7.5
The Bobby Brown Story
Biography★ 7.9
Fosse/Verdon
drama★ 6.2
wolves of blood moon
drama★ 6.4
The Last Teal Dragon
drama★ 6.6
Rivals to Lovers
drama★ 6.4
Poppy the Little Witch
Biography★ 7.0
Selena: The Series
Biography★ 7.4
The Playlist
Biography★ 5.9
Bosé
Biography★ 7.0
Selena: The Series
Biography★ 7.6
Love After Music
Biography★ 7.6
Pistol
drama★ 6.2
knight of the lost heirs
drama★ 7.1
Monster Aku Terikat Dengan Dewi
Drama★ 8.2
Youngins
Crime★ 4.5
The Oval
Crime★ 8.0
Lucifer
Comments
2 Comments
Umesh RaiFeb 5, 2026
Lauriane Odian KadioFeb 5, 2026