Genius - Season 1

Genius - Season 1

Season 1

Einstein

The premiere season of Nat Geo's first scripted anthology series will focus on Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein. GENIUS follows the brilliant scientist through the ups and downs of his life, from failing to get his doctorate to developing the general theory of relativity.

Genius tells Albert Einstein's story beyond the halls of academia to explore his struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a period of global unrest. His daringly creative mind often landed him in trouble with his loved ones and peers, but also helped him to usher in groundbreaking discoveries that reshaped modern science.

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Episodes10
DatesApr 23, 2017 - Jun 25, 2017
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Episodes

Einstein: Chapter One
Season 1Episode 160 min

Einstein: Chapter One

The life of the 20th century's most brilliant icon, Albert Einstein, was full of passionate, volatile relationships.

Apr 23, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Two
Season 1Episode 260 min

Einstein: Chapter Two

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

Apr 30, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Three
Season 1Episode 360 min

Einstein: Chapter Three

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

May 7, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Four
Season 1Episode 460 min

Einstein: Chapter Four

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

May 14, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Five
Season 1Episode 560 min

Einstein: Chapter Five

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

May 21, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Six
Season 1Episode 660 min

Einstein: Chapter Six

Einstein moves his family to Berlin 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. World War I begins.

May 28, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Seven
Season 1Episode 760 min

Einstein: Chapter Seven

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

Jun 4, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Eight
Season 1Episode 860 min

Einstein: Chapter Eight

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

Jun 11, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Nine
Season 1Episode 960 min

Einstein: Chapter Nine

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

Jun 18, 2017
Einstein: Chapter Ten
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Einstein: Chapter Ten

After the atomic bomb detonates and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.

Jun 25, 2017

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