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Genius

Genius

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

TV-142017•43m•7.5/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.5/10(297)

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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Production

EUE / Sokolow Entertainment, Imagine Television Studios, OddLot Entertainment, 20th Television, MWM Studios, Warner Music Entertainment, Tumbleweed Productions, Fox 21 Television Studios

Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

April 25, 2017

Last Aired

February 22, 2024

Networks

National Geographic

Created By

Kenneth Biller, Noah Pink, Suzan-Lori Parks, Jeff Stetson

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Chapter One
E1
Chapter One
Air date: 2017-04-25
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.
Chapter Two
E2
Chapter Two
Air date: 2017-05-02
After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
Chapter Three
E3
Chapter Three
Air date: 2017-05-09
Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
Chapter Four
E4
Chapter Four
Air date: 2017-05-16
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Chapter Five
E5
Chapter Five
Air date: 2017-05-23
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Chapter Six
E6
Chapter Six
Air date: 2017-05-30
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.
Chapter Seven
E7
Chapter Seven
Air date: 2017-06-06
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Chapter Eight
E8
Chapter Eight
Air date: 2017-06-13
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Chapter Nine
E9
Chapter Nine
Air date: 2017-06-20
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Chapter Ten
E10
Chapter Ten
Air date: 2017-06-27
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.

Cast

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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