Genius
SeriesGENRES
PLOT
The life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
DIRECTOR
N/A
CAST
Samantha Colley, Seth Gabel, Antonio Banderas
Episodes
1.Chapter One
4/25/2017The 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.
65 min2.Chapter Two
5/2/2017After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
51 min3.Chapter Three
5/9/2017Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
51 min4.Chapter Four
5/16/2017Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
51 min5.Chapter Five
5/23/2017Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
51 min6.Chapter Six
5/30/2017Einstein 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.
51 min7.Chapter Seven
6/6/2017In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
51 min8.Chapter Eight
6/13/2017Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
51 min9.Chapter Nine
6/20/2017Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
52 min10.Chapter Ten
6/27/2017After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.
55 min