Surviving R. Kelly The Pied Piper of R&B (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

Surviving R. Kelly

The Pied Piper of R&B (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

As R. Kelly rises to fame and power as an R&B icon, he forms relationships with younger singers and dancers. Rumors about his marriage to a fifteen-year-old Aaliyah do little to stop his meteoric trajectory.

Directors

Nigel Bellis | Astral Finnie

Writers

Astral Finnie (senior story editor) | Nigel Bellis (story editor)

Producers

Allison Brandin | Maria Pepin

Composers

Nathan Matthew David | David Korkis

Cinematographers

Andrei Cranach | Shane Daly | Kyle Dones | Guido Frenzel & 5 more

Editors

Daysha Broadway | Trevor Carlee | Stephanie Filo | Bradinn French & 5 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 3, 2019

Release date

Jan 3, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Aaliyah Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Romeo Must Die (2000)
Wendy Williams Self Self See fewer	Think Like a Man (2012)
John Legend Self Self See fewer	La La Land (2016)
R. Kelly Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 (2005)
Chuck Berry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Men in Black (1997)
Kurt Loder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Andrea Kelly Self Self See fewer	Broad Day
Nelson George Self Self See fewer	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Tavis Smiley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sinister (I) (2012)
Leslie Segar Self Self See fewer	Who's the Man? (1993)
Craig J. Williams Self (as Craig Williams) Self (as Craig Williams) See fewer	The Demo (2016)
Tarana Burke Self Self See fewer	Selma (2014)
Stephanie 'Sparkle' Edwards Sparkle Sparkle See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Daniel Bruce Kelly Self (as Bruce Kelly) Self (as Bruce Kelly) See fewer	Savage (I) (2017)
Jamilah Lemieux Self Self See fewer	First Wives Club (2019)
Candice Norcott Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Jovante Cunningham Actress Actress See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Touré Self (as Toure) Self (as Toure) See fewer	Touré Show (2017)
Asante McGee Self Self See fewer	C-Blues (2020)
Tracii McGregor Self Self See fewer	The Forgotten Ones (2020)
Kitti Jones Self Self See fewer	CBS Mornings (2012)
Carey Kelly Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
James Nesbitt Golden Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Lizzette Martinez Self Self See fewer	Number Nine
Marc McWilliams Self Self See fewer	R. Kelly & MGM: Why You Wanna Play Me? (1990)
Mikki Kendall Self Self See fewer	Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood (2020)
Ann Powers Self Self See fewer	Women Who Rock (2022)
Demetrius Smith Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Gem Pratts Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Jody Adewale Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Sparkle Self Self See fewer	Sparkle: It's a Fact (2000)
Lena McLin Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Jacques Conway Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
William Kurk Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Kathy Chaney Self Self See fewer	Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Faith Rodgers Survivor (uncredited) Survivor (uncredited) See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)