In april 2017, national geographic renewed the series for a second season, which follows. National geographic will profile the life of music legend aretha franklin in the next installment of its genius anthology series. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Watch the trailer for national geographics tv series. National geographic has renewed scripted anthology series genius for a third season and has revealed that iconic author mary shelley, best known for her gothic novel frankenstein, or the modern. National geographic global television networks president. Watch full episodes, specials and documentaries with national geographic tv channel online. Aretha is set to air on national geographic on monday, may 25.
Now you can enjoy all seven seasons of national geographic channels emmynominated series, unlocking the science behind the mysteries of why we think, feel, and act as we do. Genius is a show that explores the turbulent journey of the physicist who would grow to become the icon. First look at national geographic s upcoming genius series a 30second teaser features oscarnominated cynthia erivo as the queen of soul, ahead of the eightpart series. A chat with ron howard after watching his einstein series. From executive producers brian grazer and ron howard, national geographics first scripted anthology series, genius, will focus on nobel prizewinning physicist albert einstein. For the second season of their national geographic channel anthology series genius, showrunner ken biller and producers ron howard and brian grazer turn their attention from albert einstein to. Genius tv series 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find more genius tv series news or other nat geo tv show news. National geographics new einstein miniseries the chronicle. Genius unravels the mysteries of einsteins universe.
National geographic has produced a scripted series about albert einstein titled genius that starts in april 2017. Broadcast over four consecutive evenings, the mini series will be available in 172 countries and translated into 43 languages. Academy award winner geoffrey rush stars in national geographic s global event series, genius, coming in april. Ron howard and brian grazer provide a glimpse behind the scenes of national geographics global event series, genius. The spanish actor cant get enough of picassohe still wants to star in. Art world watch antonio banderas play a melodramatic picasso in the trailer for national geographic s new miniseries. Genius is an american anthology period drama television series developed by noah pink and kenneth biller which premiered on april 25, 2017 on national geographic. Genius is an american anthology period drama television series developed by noah pink and.
Go on the set for an exclusive insidelook at the making of genius, featuring interviews with ron howard, geoffrey rush, emily watson, johnny flynn, and more. Aretha sets emmys friendly release date for genius. Cynthia erivo, the tonywinning star of broadways the color purple, will play aretha franklin in national geographic s anthology series genius. The national geographic series stars cynthia erivo. Launched in 2017, the genius anthology devoted its two first seasons to the lives of albert einstein and pablo picasso. Picasso explores how the artists passionate nature and relentless creative drive were bound up with his personal life, which featured tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and evershifting political and personal alliances. Genius, national geographic s first ever drama series, is about the life and times of albert einstein. Genius extended trailer national geographic youtube. Its official the upcoming third season of national geographic s scripted anthology series genius will be devoted to the queen of soul aretha franklin, who died in august at age 76. Why the mary shelley bio series got dropped for aretha franklin. A child prodigy, picasso was not satisfied imitating the masters. List of programs broadcast by national geographic wikipedia. Genius why the mary shelley bio series got dropped for.
Genius, which debuted tuesday on the national geographic channel, portrays the life of the esteemed, wildhaired scientist albert einstein, played by australian actor geoffrey rush. Aretha franklin remains one of the most iconic singers of all time, and now a new national geographic series is set to take a. Aretha franklin greenlighted as third installment of nat. Consequently, this series will change the way we view einstein. The author was supposed to be the subject of the networks newest genius season, the networks scripted biography series, following picasso and einstein before him. Fiercely independent, innately brilliant, eternally curious, einstein changed the way we view the universe. Those are among albert einsteins personas that come to light in genius, a 10part miniseries produced by national geographic based on his life and times. Like the acclaimed book on which its basedeinstein.
National geographic, a network hoping to fashion itself a new image, has invested quite a lot in genius, its first scripted series, which begins on tuesday night. National geographic premieres third season of emmywinning. National geographic has announced plans to air the miniseries genius. National geographics 10part global event series genius returns to explore the turbulent life of the 20th centurys most controversial artist, pablo picasso antonio banderas. Starring and produced by some of hollywoods leading stars, heres who will be playing who in genius. I april 2017 fornyade national geographic serien for en andra sasong, vilket. National geographic has announced that tony, emmy and grammy awardwinning cynthia erivo harriet, broadways the color purple will star as aretha franklin in the next installment of the emmywinning global anthology series genius. Geoffrey rush as albert einstein in genius national geographic dusan martincek not much genius here. Genius albert einstein from brian grazer and ron howard, the academy awardwinning producers of a beautiful mind, comes this spring, the national geographic s first scripted anthology series, genius, about the life of albert einstein. Adding to the incredible mythos of albert einstein, national geographics first scripted tv series, genius will focus its 10 episodes on einsteins successes and failures. Geoffrey rush in genius 2017 antonio banderas in genius 2017 antonio banderas at an event for genius 2017. Genius series shows the good, the bad and the ugly side of geniuses. Aretha as fournight event beginning memorial day, monday, may 25, 2020, at 98c.
Aretha is the third installment of national geographic s anthology series. Meet the cast and characters in nat geos genius bt. American society of cinematographers awards, outstanding achievement in cinematography in television movie, miniseries or pilot. In the past 32 years, asc winners went on to receive the academy award for best cinematography. How accurate is genius to albert einsteins real life. Sure enough, the oscar winner is taking on the iconic figure in natgeos firstever scripted series. Miniseries genius transforms einstein from stereotype to. May 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message. Genius, physicist, philosopher, elder statesmen, amateur violinist and lothario. Follows leonardo da vinci during his early days in florence, as a young artist, inventor and dreamer, trying to change the future.
Aretha franklin to premiere on national geographic in 2020. A chronicle of max perkinss time as the book editor at scribner, where he oversaw works by thomas wolfe, ernest hemingway, f. He set national geographic for everyone in everywhere. Looking forward to future genius series by national geographic. Julianna margulies to star in scripted ebola miniseries. This image released by national geographic shows antonio banderas as pablo picasso in the second season of national geographics genius, premiering on. Rush stars in national geographics global event series, genius, coming in april. This upcoming season will be the firstever, definitive and only authorized scripted limited series on the life of the universally acclaimed. During this past super bowl broadcast, someone dressed as albert einstein, playing the violin, appeared in a commercial for the national geographic channels upcoming miniseries genius. Natgeos einstein series isnt as great as the grand idea behind it. The limited series about the legendary singer aretha franklin starring cynthia erivo will premiere at a later tobeannounced date due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Einstein national geographic channel international. National geographic presents genius, a drama series that depicts pablo picasso, played by antonio banderas, the 20th centurys most brilliant and controversial artist and the muses who inspired him. National geographic s 10part global event series genius returns to explore the turbulent life of the 20th centurys most controversial artist, pablo picasso antonio banderas. This article needs additional citations for verification. Find out where genius is streaming, if genius is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Scripted mini series on queen of soul to debut in early 2020. A complex and often misunderstood historical figure, genius explores the person behind einsteins eccentric scientist public image. Julianna margulies will star in a scripted ebola miniseries for national geographic, which has also commissioned a travel series with gordon ramsay and a. National geographic is telling this story across the second season of its emmynominated anthology series genius. National geographics genius season 3 will be back in 2020. National geographic has revealed the subject of the third season of its praised genius anthology series. Cynthia erivo cast as aretha franklin in nat geos genius. The first season follows the life of albert einstein, from his early years, through his time as a patent clerk.
Cynthia erivo is singing all her songs live to camera. His life and universe by walter isaacsonthe series seamlessly moves between einstein. Cynthia erivo first look as aretha franklin in genius. The third season of national geographics scripted anthology series genius will be devoted to the queen of soul aretha franklin. See photos from national geographic s genius, a gripping new drama series about albert einstein that highlights some of the most intriguing and intimate details of the acclaimed physicists. Genius, a new 10part series about albert einstein on the national geographic channel, starts off with a bang. Official facebook for national geographic s emmynominated anthology series, genius. He set out to create his own style and in doing so changed art forever. National geographic premieres third season of emmywinning global anthology series genius. On the set of national geographics genius starring geoffrey rush, cast and crew members answer what the word genius means to them. Genius national geographic for everyone in everywhere. On tuesday, national geographic global network president courteney monroe explained why the gothic novelist was. In past seasons, the biographical anthology followed the lives of physicist albert einstein and artist pablo. From executive producers brian grazer and ron howard, national geographics first scripted anthology series, genius, will focus on nobel.
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