Genius
Einstein
April 25, 2017
10Episodes
7.7
Season one charts how Albert Einstein—an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate—unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe. Based on Walter Isaacson’s critically acclaimed book “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
Episodes
1. Chapter One
7.7
April 25, 2017
65 min
The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
Guest Stars:
Alicia von Rittberg, George Lenz, Martin Umbach, Taylor Frost, Joshua Hogan
2. Chapter Two
7.8
May 2, 2017
51 min
After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
Guest Stars:
Alicia von Rittberg, Nikki Hahn, Taylor Frost, Joshua Hogan, Lucy Chappell
3. Chapter Three
7.6
May 9, 2017
51 min
Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
Guest Stars:
Helen Monks, Alistair Petrie, Alexander Vlahos, Robert Lindsay, Tom Brittney
4. Chapter Four
7.7
May 16, 2017
51 min
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Guest Stars:
Alicia von Rittberg, Shannon Tarbet, Nicholas Rowe, Predrag Bjelac, Corrado Invernizzi
5. Chapter Five
7.4
May 23, 2017
51 min
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Guest Stars:
Rod Hallett, Klára Issová, Catherine McCormack, Claire Rushbrook, Timothy Radford
6. Chapter Six
7.4
May 30, 2017
51 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Luke Allen-Gale, Radivoje Bukvić, Katharina Sporrer, Jon Fletcher, Charleigh Bailey
7. Chapter Seven
6.8
June 6, 2017
51 min
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Guest Stars:
Alicia von Rittberg, Gwendolyn Ellis, Zoe Telford, Seth Gabel, Silvina Buchbauer
8. Chapter Eight
7.8
June 13, 2017
51 min
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Guest Stars:
Peter Jacobson, Eugene Simon, Charity Wakefield, Henry Goodman, Vincent Kartheiser
9. Chapter Nine
8.3
June 20, 2017
52 min
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Guest Stars:
Adam Garcia, Christian Rubeck, Ania Bukstein, Rob LaBelle, John Sackville
