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Genius

TV Series · 2017

Genius

43 min · Drama · Canceled

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9.2

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8.2 / 10

21,306 votes

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7.5 / 10

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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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Einstein (10 ep)
  • 1. Chapter One

    Apr 25, 2017 · 65 min

    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.

  • 2. Chapter Two

    May 2, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 3. Chapter Three

    May 9, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 4. Chapter Four

    May 16, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 5. Chapter Five

    May 23, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 6. Chapter Six

    May 30, 2017 · 51 min

    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.

  • 7. Chapter Seven

    Jun 6, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 8. Chapter Eight

    Jun 13, 2017 · 51 min

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

  • 9. Chapter Nine

    Jun 20, 2017 · 52 min

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

  • 10. Chapter Ten

    Jun 27, 2017 · 55 min

    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.

Picasso (10 ep)
  • 1. Chapter One

    Apr 24, 2018 · 51 min

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

  • 2. Chapter Two

    Apr 24, 2018 · 50 min

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

  • 3. Chapter Three

    May 1, 2018 · 52 min

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

  • 4. Chapter Four

    May 8, 2018 · 50 min

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

  • 5. Chapter Five

    May 15, 2018 · 51 min

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

  • 6. Chapter Six

    May 22, 2018 · 48 min

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

  • 7. Chapter Seven

    May 29, 2018 · 52 min

    After WWII, Picasso joins the Communist Party but struggles to align his artwork with his own political beliefs. Affected by a tragic love affair from his past, Picasso falters in his responsibilities to Françoise.

  • 8. Chapter Eight

    Jun 5, 2018 · 51 min

    Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.

  • 9. Chapter Nine

    Jun 12, 2018 · 51 min

    Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage with Olga in the arms of his newest muse: Marie-Thérèse Walter. However, their romance is short-lived, cause soon he crosses paths with Dora Maar. Meanwhile, Françoise Gilot defies Older Picasso and pursues her artistic goals.

  • 10. Chapter Ten

    Jun 19, 2018 · 51 min

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

Aretha (8 ep)
  • 1. Respect

    Mar 21, 2021 · 58 min

    Desperate for a hit, Aretha travels to Muscle Shoals in 1967 to record her first album with Atlantic Records. After suffering the loss of her surrogate mother, Little Re braves her first solo in 1953, in her father’s, C.L. Franklin, church.

  • 2. Until the Real Thing Comes Along

    Mar 21, 2021 · 48 min

    Struggling to find her sound, Aretha catches the attention of Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1966. Meanwhile, Little Re has her first touring experience on the Gospel Circuit in 1954 with C.L. Franklin and meets her idol, Clara Ward.

  • 3. Do Right Woman

    Mar 22, 2021 · 51 min

    Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement, led by Martin Luther King Jr., in 1967 and 1968. Meanwhile, 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.

  • 4. Unforgettable

    Mar 22, 2021 · 44 min

    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 in 1941, before Little Re is born.

  • 5. Young, Gifted and Black

    Mar 23, 2021 · 48 min

    Aretha, inspired by Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers, records her protest album “Young, Gifted and Black” in 1970. Despite Jerry Wexler’s uncertainty, the album is a success. Barbara Franklin makes a decision that has a devastating effect on Little Re in 1951.

  • 6. Amazing Grace

    Mar 23, 2021 · 52 min

    Aretha records her best-selling live Gospel album “Amazing Grace” in 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, ignoring her sibling’s pleas to record instead at New Bethel with their father, C.L. Franklin.

  • 7. Chain of Fools

    Mar 24, 2021 · 51 min

    As the Queen of Soul enters the age of disco, Aretha will do anything to remain relevant—including stealing an opportunity from her sister Carolyn. She receives a GRAMMY nomination but is ultimately snubbed from winning the award.

  • 8. No One Sleeps

    Mar 24, 2021 · 45 min

    Despite significant emotional losses, including a second divorce and the death of her father in 1984, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs.

MLK/X (1 ep)
  • 8. Can You Imagine

    Feb 22, 2024 · 46 min

    Malcolm, knowing his death is likely imminent, works hard to care for his family, reconcile with his siblings, and speak truth to power about the Nation and the best way forward, up until his final moments. In the aftermath of Malcom’s death, Martin, feeling his own mortality, decides that he can no longer remain silent on the Vietnam War. A horrifying day in Memphis shocks the world.

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