The BEST episodes of Genius (2017)
Every episode of Genius (2017) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Genius (2017)!
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.
#1 - Einstein: Chapter Ten
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/20/2017
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.
#2 - Einstein: Chapter Four
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2017
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
#3 - Einstein: Chapter Eight
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/2017
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
#4 - Einstein: Chapter Nine
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/20/2017
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
#5 - Einstein: Chapter Seven
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2017
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
#6 - Einstein: Chapter One
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2017
As anti-Semitism reaches a fever pitch in 1930s Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein wrestles with the decision to seek refuge in America with his second wife, Elsa, or to stay in solidarity with fellow Jewish academics. The struggle evokes memories of his first days as a headstrong student at Zurich Polytechnic, during which he meets the first love of his life, Mileva Maric.
#7 - Einstein: Chapter Two
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2017
After butting heads with Mileva Maric, the only girl in his class at Zurich Polytechnic, Albert Einstein falls in love with this determined fellow student. While the passionate affair fans the flames of their mutual curiosity and love of science, their reckless abandon doesn't go unnoticed by Einstein's strict physics teacher, Professor Weber.
#8 - Einstein: Chapter Five
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2017
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
#9 - Einstein: Chapter Six
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2017
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.
#10 - Chapter Ten
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/19/2018
After leaving Picasso Françoise Gilot struggles to escape his shadow and make it on her own. Picasso finds companionship with Jacqueline Roque, but secludes himself from the world, determined to paint the perfect painting.
#11 - Einstein: Chapter Three
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2017
Recent university graduate Albert Einstein struggles to make ends meet while trying to land an academic post in a scientific world rigid with tradition and protocol. After finally securing various tutoring jobs, he moves one step closer to being able to provide for his pregnant wife, Mileva, when tragedy strikes.
#12 - Respect
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2021
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.
#13 - Chapter One
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2018
Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.
#14 - The American Promise
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2024
In an effort to force the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Martin and his allies attempt their biggest undertaking yet - the March on Washington. As it draws near, Martin finds himself struggling to find the right words to unite the country. When Malcolm finds himself nearly suspended from the Nation, he evaluates his relationship with Elijah, especially in light of a dramatic revelation.
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#16 - Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/2021
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.
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#18 - Do Right Woman
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2021
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.
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#21 - Young, Gifted and Black
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2021
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.
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#24 - Can You Imagine
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2024
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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#25 - Chapter Six
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/22/2018
Picasso takes Franoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.