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Genius

The private life of the 20th century's most brilliant icon, Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush), was full of passionate, volatile relationships.
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  1. S1 E1 - Einstein: Chapter One
    April 24, 2017
    1 h 5 min
    TV-14
    As anti-Semitism reaches a fever pitch in 1930s Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) wrestles with the decision to seek refuge in America with his second wife, Elsa (Emily Watson), or to stay in solidarity with fellow Jewish academics. The struggle evokes memories of his first days as a headstrong student at Zurich Polytechnic when he met the first love of his life, Mileva M...
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  2. S1 E2 - Einstein: Chapter Two
    May 1, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    After butting heads in class, Einstein (Johnny Flynn) falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric (Samantha Colley). Their affair raises eyebrows.
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  3. S1 E3 - Einstein: Chapter Three
    May 8, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
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  4. S1 E4 - Einstein: Chapter Four
    May 15, 2017
    50min
    TV-14
    Albert Einstein (Johnny Flynn) and Mileva (Samantha Colley) juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
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  5. S1 E5 - Einstein: Chapter Five
    May 22, 2017
    50min
    TV-14
    With new teaching duties, Albert Einstein (Johnny Flynn) finally begins to experience the academic life he long coveted as he develops his theory of general relativity. Enjoying his first taste of acclaim among the most renowned scientific minds of Europe, Einstein falters in his familial responsibilities. His only relief comes from a visit to extended family, where he is introduced to his cous...
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  6. S1 E6 - Einstein: Chapter Six
    May 29, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    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.
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  7. S1 E7 - Einstein: Chapter Seven
    June 5, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein's (Geoffrey Rush) closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
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  8. S1 E8 - Einstein: Chapter Eight
    June 12, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) and his wife Elsa (Emily Watson) attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
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  9. S1 E9 - Einstein: Chapter Nine
    June 19, 2017
    51min
    TV-14
    Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
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  10. S1 E10 - Einstein: Chapter Ten
    June 18, 2017
    50min
    TV-14
    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.
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Starring
Samantha ColleySeth GabelAntonio Banderas
Studio
National Geographic Channel
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