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Genius

Genius
★ 7.5/10•2017•43m•TV-14•Drama
Similars

Martin Luther King Jr / Malcolm X. Two minds, one movement.

The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

StatusCanceled
Runtime43m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 25, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1 - Chapter OneE165m

Chapter One

The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.

Apr 25, 2017

Episode 2 - Chapter TwoE251m

Chapter Two

After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.

May 2, 2017

Episode 3 - Chapter ThreeE351m

Chapter Three

Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.

May 9, 2017

Episode 4 - Chapter FourE451m

Chapter Four

Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.

May 16, 2017

Episode 5 - Chapter FiveE551m

Chapter Five

Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.

May 23, 2017

Episode 6 - Chapter SixE651m

Chapter Six

Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.

May 30, 2017

Episode 7 - Chapter SevenE751m

Chapter Seven

In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.

Jun 6, 2017

Episode 8 - Chapter EightE851m

Chapter Eight

Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.

Jun 13, 2017

Episode 9 - Chapter NineE952m

Chapter Nine

Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.

Jun 20, 2017

Episode 10 - Chapter TenE1055m

Chapter Ten

After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.

Jun 27, 2017

Actors

Aaron Pierre

Aaron Pierre

Malcolm X

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Jayme Lawson

Jayme Lawson

Betty Shabazz

Weruche Opia

Weruche Opia

Coretta Scott King

Gary Carr

Gary Carr

Clyde X

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Ralph Abernathy

Ron Cephas Jones

Ron Cephas Jones

Elijah Muhammad

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