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Morgan Freeman Joins “Lioness” Season 3, Plans Blues Album

8/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Morgan Freeman said he will accept a role if pay is sufficient despite script glitches.
He will keep working, likening his stance to Clint Eastwood’s “don’t let the old man in.”
Freeman plays Secretary of State Edwin Mullins in Paramount+’s “Lioness” season three, which premiered Sunday with weekly episodes.
He will release a blues album on August 7, 2026 and co-founded a live blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi to preserve the genre.

History

Historical Context

The Delta Blues Museum, now housed in the 1926 Illinois Central passenger depot saved by a $1.279 million federal grant in 1995, preserves Muddy Waters’s Stovall shack restored by Isaac Tigrett. Its collection, bolstered by $250,000 from the Blues Foundation and 30 original artifacts, sparked renewed tourism. Morgan Freeman’s new blues club builds on that legacy, aiming to sustain local culture.

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Story summary

Morgan Freeman said he will accept a role if pay is sufficient despite script glitches.
He will keep working, likening his stance to Clint Eastwood’s “don’t let the old man in.”
Freeman plays Secretary of State Edwin Mullins in Paramount+’s “Lioness” season three, which premiered Sunday with weekly episodes.
He will release a blues album on August 7, 2026 and co-founded a live blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi to preserve the genre.

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