Genius

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.

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Cast:Samantha Colley , Seth Gabel , Antonio Banderas , ClÃ©mence PoÃ©sy , T.R. Knight , Michael McElhatton , Cynthia Erivo , Johnny Flynn , Malcolm Barrett , Alex Rich , Patrice Covington , Rebecca Naomi Jones , David Cross , Kimberly Hebert Gregory , Courtney B. Vance , Pauletta Washington , Shaian Jordan , Steven G. Norfleet

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Einstein: Chapter One

Tue, Apr 25, 2017

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.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Two

Tue, May 2, 2017

After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Three

Tue, May 9, 2017

Einstein tries to balance his personal responsibilities and inner calling with the practicalities of finding work.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Four

Tue, May 16, 2017

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

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Five

Tue, May 23, 2017

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

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Six

Tue, May 30, 2017

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.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Seven

Tue, Jun 6, 2017

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

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Eight

Tue, Jun 13, 2017

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

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Nine

Tue, Jun 20, 2017

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

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Einstein: Chapter Ten

Tue, Jun 20, 2017

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.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Picasso: Chapter One

Tue, Apr 24, 2018

Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Two

Tue, Apr 24, 2018

Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Three

Tue, May 8, 2018

Picasso meets his great love Francoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Four

Tue, May 8, 2018

As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Five

Tue, May 15, 2018

Picasso tries to convince Francoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Six

Tue, May 22, 2018

Picasso takes Franoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Seven

Wed, May 30, 2018

Picasso joins the Communist Party but struggles to align his artwork with his own political beliefs. Affected by a failed love from his past, Picasso falters in his responsibilities to Francoise.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Eight

Tue, Jun 5, 2018

Young Pablo designs a ballet and meets his first wife, Olga. Older Picasso struggles with the needs of his family and his desire to remain artistically relevant.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Nine

Tue, Jun 12, 2018

Gilot defies Picasso and pursues her own goals. Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage with Olga.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Picasso: Chapter Ten

Tue, Jun 19, 2018

In the season finale, Pablo finds companionship with a new woman. In near seclusion, Pablo obsesses over creating the perfect painting. Gilot struggles to escape Picasso's shadow even after remarrying and moving to the US.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Aretha: Respect

Sun, Mar 21, 2021

Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along

Sun, Mar 21, 2021

Aretha politely tells her father she doesn't need financial support, nor to sing at his engagements. Ted White and her father both try to usurp control over her which leaves Aretha with difficult but necessary choices she needs to make.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Aretha: Do Right Woman

Mon, Mar 22, 2021

Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Aretha: Unforgettable

Mon, Mar 22, 2021

Aretha is featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1968, but she's devastated when the article focuses on the scandalous details of her personal life; Barbara Franklin and Young C.L. Franklin struggle to establish themselves in Memphis.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Aretha: Amazing Grace

Tue, Mar 23, 2021

Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Aretha: Chain of Fools

Wed, Mar 24, 2021

Aretha steals an opportunity from her sister Carolyn; she receives a Grammy nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award; she meets with Arista founder Clive Davis; Jerry Wexler leaves Atlantic Records.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Aretha: No One Sleeps

Wed, Mar 24, 2021

Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.

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