Genius

2017 · 4 seasons · 36 episodes · 43min · Série

Directed by Anthony Hemingway, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Marta Cunningham, James Hawes, Director X., Channing Godfrey Peoples

Starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jayme Lawson, Weruche Opia, Gary Carr, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Ron Cephas Jones, Antonio Banderas, Clémence Poésy, Alex Rich

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

This anthology series explores the lives of history’s renowned thinkers across their early ambitions, major achievements, relationships, personal struggles, and later years. Each season presents a dramatized portrait of a different influential figure, balancing groundbreaking ideas with the human flaws and challenges behind them.

Original language

English

Country

United States

Created by

Kenneth Biller, Noah Pink, Suzan-Lori Parks

Screenplay

Maria Warith-Wade, Quran Squire, Raphael Jackson Jr., Damione Macedon

Cinematography

Mathias Herndl

Cast

Weruche Opia, Gary Carr, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Ron Cephas Jones, Antonio Banderas, Clémence Poésy, Alex Rich

Critics score

67/100

Updated September 30, 2026

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