Erivo can currently be seen starring in Drift, which she produces with her company Edith’s Daughter. Drift follows a young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline (Erivo) who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 and opened to rave reviews. Erivo also wrote and recorded an original song for the film entitled “It Would Be.”

For her critically acclaimed portrayal of Aretha Franklin in National Geographic’s Emmy-winning global anthology series Genius: Aretha, Erivo was nominated for an Emmy. It was the first-ever, definitive, and only authorized scripted limited series on the life of the universally acclaimed Queen of Soul.

In addition to her illustrious acting career, Erivo is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and performer, headlining numerous sold-out shows, symphonies, and music spaces including the Kennedy Center Honors, the 2020 Academy Awards, the 2017 post-Oscars Governors Ball, and the 2017 Grammy Awards. Erivo released her debut album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, with Verve/Universal Music Group in September 2021.

Her first children’s book, titled Remember to Dream, Ebere, follows a young girl named Ebere whose mother encourages her to dream as big as possible. Erivo wrote the book as an ode to a child’s imagination, a parent’s love, and the big dreams shared by both.

Erivo starred opposite Idris Elba in the Netflix feature film installment of Luther: The Fallen Sun, continuing the story of the acclaimed crime series. Erivo plays a detective who is also Luther’s nemesis while Andy Serkis is the story’s criminal villain. Luther: The Fallen Sun premiered on Netflix in March 2023.

In 2022, Erivo took on the iconic role of the Blue Fairy in Disney’s live-action retelling of Pinocchio, directed by Robert Zemeckis. She also starred in Apple’s Roar, an anthology series of darkly comic feminist fables. It was also announced that Erivo would produce and star in a biopic about Sarah Forbes Bonnetta, a 19th-century Nigerian princess who was “gifted” to Queen Victoria after being liberated from slavery.

It was recently announced that Erivo would star in a film adaptation of Prima Facie, the Broadway sensation that originated on the West End. Under her Edith’s Daughter production banner, she will executive produce the film, which tells the story of ambitious and confident defense attorney Tessa, who skillfully defends her clients until something happens to her that makes her question justice. She is also set to star in and produce a remake of The Rose with Searchlight. While the new production will pay homage to the classic film, Erivo’s take on the story will put a contemporary lens on the high price of fame.

In August 2020, Erivo launched her production company Edith’s Daughter and announced her first-look deal with MRC Television and Civic Center Media. Edith’s Daughter focuses on projects that express the beauty in the stories and people who are often overlooked and underrepresented. Erivo named Solome Williams as vice president of the company.

Erivo starred in the HBO series The Outsider, which premiered in 2020. The series is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. It follows an unorthodox investigator and a seasoned cop investigating the gruesome murder of a local boy.

In 2019, Erivo starred in Kasi Lemmons’ Harriet, bringing the legacy of Harriet Tubman to the big screen. Her performance in the Focus Features film was met with critical acclaim. In addition, Erivo lent her voice to the movie’s title song, “Stand Up,” which she co-wrote. “Stand Up” won Best Original Song at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Both Erivo and “Stand Up” were nominated for Academy Awards as well as Golden Globe Awards in the categories of Best Actress in a Motion Picture―Drama and Best Original Song. “Stand Up” also received a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The film also garnered 10 NAACP Image Award nominations as well as African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) and Society of Composers & Lyricists Award wins.