Genius 

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.

Creators:

Kenneth Biller, Noah Pink

Stars:

Samantha Colley, Seth Gabel, Antonio Banderas

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Samantha Colley	...	Dora Maar / ... 15 episodes, 2017-2018
Seth Gabel	...	Michele Besso / ... 11 episodes, 2017-2018
Antonio Banderas	...	Pablo Picasso 10 episodes, 2018
Clémence Poésy	...	Françoise Gilot 10 episodes, 2018
T.R. Knight	...	Max Jacob / ... 11 episodes, 2017-2018
Michael McElhatton	...	Dr. Philipp Lenard / ... 9 episodes, 2017-2018
Johnny Flynn	...	Young Albert Einstein / ... 9 episodes, 2017-2018
Alex Rich	...	Young Pablo Picasso 9 episodes, 2018
Bruno Paviot	...	Marcel 7 episodes, 2018

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

heisenberg | niels bohr | marie curie | physicist | 1930s | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

National Geographic

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Genius

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

EUE / Sokolow, Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series is National Geographic's first scripted drama series.

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Goofs

The scene where Einstein's associates travel to Crimea in order to photograph the solar eclipse is shot in a snowy scenery. The expedition took place in August, 1914 and it's too early for snow, even in Russia.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Steve Martin & Martin Short/Poppy Delevingne/Steep Canyon Rangers (2018)

User Reviews

Well written, Magnificently acted, intelligent. Should be everywhere!

I couldn't not write a review of this after I saw some of the negative 3/10, 1/10 reviews near the top. Thankfully scroll down a bit and you'll see nothing but 10/10, 9/10. This is a really fantastic, excellently crafted television series that delves into the discoveries and the life of Einstein and other notables around him.

Watching the warm and intense and completely unique love story deteriorate into the bitter breakdown in his marriage (not a spoiler, you know through the flash forward that his first marriage didn't work out) is tragic and immensely frustrating as you see this great mind struggle to grasp basic emotional empathy or understanding.

I've seen some reviews calling this 'hollywood trash'. It's not. It's deeply unfair in places, it's uplifting and exciting in others, there are no foregone, predictable conclusions, it's funny and the characters are multi layered and brilliantly written and acted. Johnny Flynn's brilliant! It's also wonderfully shot.

The only negatives I'd have would be that it can, at times seem a little expositional in the dialogue, but rarely, and that Geoffrey Rush takes over as the older Einstein a little too early - testament to Johnny Flynn that such a great actor as Geoffrey Rush has to work hard to follow.

They're making Picasso next and I hope by then this goes onto Netflix as no one seems to know about it. I had to buy it and it was money well spent.