NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philosopher, humanitarian and physicist Albert Einstein is the subject of new TV series "Genius," which delves into the drama and passion of the man who developed the theory of ...

Johnny Flynn (left) and Geoffrey Rush share the role of Einstein in “Genius.” Photo by Marco Grob/National Geographic Most people recognize Albert Einstein as the brilliant German-Jewish physicist ...

National Geographic's anthology series Genius, chronicling the life of Albert Einstein, premiered on Tuesday, April 25. The series stars some heavy hitters in the role of Einstein, with Oscar winner ...

Adding to the incredible mythos of Albert Einstein, National Geographic’s first scripted TV series, Genius will focus its 10 episodes on Einstein’s successes and failures. It seems the stars have ...

Albert Einstein and his wife, Mileva Maric (played by Johnny Flynn and Samantha Colley) look over a scientific paper in “Genius,” a TV series on the National Geographic Channel. (NGC via YouTube) ...

Even though the fourth episode of National Geographic’s Genius. ended with Einstein unveiling “e=mc2” and an eye-rolling title-drop, he wasn’t the real genius of the hour. No, he was the villain — and ...

The National Geographic Channel wants to allay any concern that its first scripted series will be all boring and science-y, so "Genius" opens showing Albert Einstein with his pants around his ankles ...

Ron Howard directs Geoffrey Rush in "Genius", National Geographic's smart, entertaining drama unraveling the passions and politics that shaped Albert Einstein. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV ...

National Geographic’s new scripted anthology Genius — premiering next Tuesday, April 25 at 9/8c — brings to mind a puzzling query: Why have we never seen a filmed biopic of Albert Einstein? Einstein ...

Genius, the National Geographic Channel’s new series about one of the most famous intellects of all time, wants to show viewers that there was more to Albert Einstein than just “E=mc2.” He was a ...

As TV brand concepts go “Genius” is fairly brilliant. Each season National Geographic’s new series, its first entry into the scripted realm, will choose one intellectual giant and spend multiple ...