Genius (2017)

Martin Luther King Jr / Malcolm X. Two minds, one movement.

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.

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Samantha Colley

Samantha Colley

as Mileva Marić as Dora Maar

as Albert Einstein as Alain Cuny

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

as Philipp Lenard as Jonas Salk

as Albert Einstein

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

as Pablo Picasso

Clémence Poésy

as Françoise Gilot

as Pablo Picasso

as Elsa Einstein

as Michele Besso as Guillaume Apollinaire

as Max Jacob as J. Edgar Hoover

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

as Betty Shabazz

as Aretha Franklin

as Coretta Scott King

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Hubert Point-Du Jour

as Ralph Abernathy

Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett

Ron Cephas Jones

Ron Cephas Jones

as Elijah Muhammad

Patrice Covington

Patrice Covington

as Erma Franklin

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Rebecca Naomi Jones

as Carolyn Franklin

as Jerry Wexler

Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Kimberly Hebert Gregory

as young Aretha 'Little Re' Franklin

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

as C.L. Franklin

Pauletta Washington

Pauletta Washington

as Rachel Franklin

Steven G. Norfleet

Steven G. Norfleet

as Cecil Franklin

as Madeleine Renoult-Gilot as Frau Pauline Winteler

Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi

as Fernande Olivier

as Juanita Abernathy

as Marcel Grossmann

Stéphane Caillard

Stéphane Caillard

as Geneviève Aliquot

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

Poppy Delevingne

Poppy Delevingne

as Marie-Thérèse Walter

as Erma Franklin

as Carolyn Franklin

Antonique Smith

Antonique Smith

as Barbara Franklin

as Martin Luther King Sr.

Alicia von Rittberg

Alicia von Rittberg

as Anna Winteler

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

as Marija Ruzic-Marić

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

as Pauline Einstein

as Mileva Marić

Adrian Schiller

Adrian Schiller

as Jaime Sabartés

as Carlos Casagemas

Lucas Englander

Lucas Englander

as Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson

Braelyn Rankins

Braelyn Rankins

as Clarence Franklin

Tyler Richardson

Tyler Richardson

as Edward Franklin

Drake Strickland

Drake Strickland

as Cecil Franklin

as Ken Cunningham

LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

as Alberta Williams King

as Maja Einstein

Alistair Petrie

Alistair Petrie

as Heinrich Weber

as Marie Winteler

as Jost Winteler

as Milos Marić

as Julius Winteler

Gwendolyn Ellis

Gwendolyn Ellis

as Elsa Einstein

Lily Dodsworth-Evans

Lily Dodsworth-Evans

as Ilse Löwenthal

as Walther Rathenau

as Paul Éluard as Hans Albert Einstein

as Gertrude Stein

as Georges Braque

as Jean Cocteau

as Henri Matisse

María José Bavio

María José Bavio

as María Picasso y López

as Olga Picasso

as Teddy Richards

as Ella Little-Collins

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Wilbur Fitzgerald

as Strom Thurmond

Griffin Matthews

Griffin Matthews

as Bayard Rustin

as Ronald Stokes

as Suzanne Ramié

as Paul Winteler

as Mathias Winteler

as Rosa Winteler

as Fred Winteler

as Hermann Einstein

as Headmaster Loncar

Gregory Gudgeon

Gregory Gudgeon

as Professor Minkowski

Silvina Buchbauer

Silvina Buchbauer

as Katharina Lenard

as Hans Albert Einstein

as Eduard Einstein

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Vincent Kartheiser

Vincent Kartheiser

as Raymond Geist

as Svante Arrhenius

as Older Ilse Einstein

Nikola Đuričko

Joshua Akehurst

Joshua Akehurst

as Hans Albert Einstein

as Claude Picasso as Emile

as Eleanor Roosevelt

as Salvador Ruiz

Charlie Carrick

Charlie Carrick

as Manuel Pallarès

as Ambroise Vollard as Vollard

as Laurent Debienne

Catherine Hubeau

Catherine Hubeau

as Grandma Renoult

Jack Brett Anderson

Jack Brett Anderson

as Géry Pieret

as Paul Rosenberg

Margaux Chatelier

Margaux Chatelier

as Geneviève Laporte

Valentina Bellè

Valentina Bellè

as Jacqueline Roque

Eileen O'Higgins

Eileen O'Higgins

as Maya Picasso

as Paulo Picasso

Nicolas Carpentier

Nicolas Carpentier

as Maitre De Sariac

as Friedrich Haller

Keith Arthur Bolden

Keith Arthur Bolden

as Recording Studio Man

as James Cleveland

as Glynn Turman

as Curtis Mayfield

Christopher Redman

Christopher Redman

as Backup Singer #1

Parisa Fitz-Henley

Parisa Fitz-Henley

as Louise Little

as Reginald Little

Mallori Johnson

Mallori Johnson

as Evelyn Williams

as Dorothy Cotton

as John F. Kennedy

Chione Narcisse-Williams

Chione Narcisse-Williams

as 7-Year Old Yoki King

Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson

Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson

as 5-Year Old MLK III

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

as Lyndon B. Johnson

as Attallah Shabazz

as Françoise Gilot

Bernice Stegers

Bernice Stegers

as Marie Cuttoli

Alessio Scalzotto

Alessio Scalzotto

as Pablo Picasso

as Marie Laurencin

as Captain Muller

as Mileva Marić

as Professor Pernet

Alexander Vlahos

Alexander Vlahos

as Maurice Solovine

as Conrad Habicht

as Wilhelm Röntgen

Lynsey Beauchamp

Lynsey Beauchamp

as Anna Röntgen

as Helene Savic

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

as Professor Griesel

as Walther Nernst

as Frau Schnellham

Peter Hamilton Dyer

Peter Hamilton Dyer

as Frederic Ebersold

Corrado Invernizzi

Corrado Invernizzi

as Pierre Curie

as Professor Kleiner

Timothy Radford

Timothy Radford

as Hans Albert Einstein

as Arnold Sommerfeld

Lisa Ray-Jacobs

Lisa Ray-Jacobs

as Berta Fantova

Luke Allen-Gale

Luke Allen-Gale

as Erwin Freundlich

Radivoje Bukvić

Radivoje Bukvić

as Vladimir Varicak

Katharina Sporrer

Katharina Sporrer

as Kate Hirschberg

Charleigh Bailey

Charleigh Bailey

as Bertha Krupp

as Gustav Krupp

Johannes Franke

Johannes Franke

Lochlann Ó Mearáin

Lochlann Ó Mearáin

as Georg Nikolai

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

as David Hilbert

as Paul Weyland

Edward Harrison

Edward Harrison

as Arthur Eddington

as Eduard Einstein

as Sir William Crookes

as Chaim Weizmann

Christian Rubeck

Christian Rubeck

as Werner Heisenberg

as Margarita Konenkova

as Henry Morgenthau

as R. Davis Halliwell

as Mikhail Ivanushkin

as Paul Scherrer

Mitchell Mullen

Mitchell Mullen

as Franklin Roosevelt

as Sergei Konenkov

Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

as Vannever Bush

as Alice Edwards

as Robert Oppenheimer

as Thomas Harvey

Jasmin von der Born

Jasmin von der Born

as Freida Einstein

Joshua Glenister

Joshua Glenister

as Bernhard Einstein

as José Ruiz y Blasco

Elena Martínez

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

as Berthe Weill

Horst-Günter Marx

Horst-Günter Marx

as Hans-Henning von Bose

Charlotte Weston

Charlotte Weston

as Angelika Kostrowicka

as Andre Beaudin

Sophia Aparecido-Innes

Sophia Aparecido-Innes

as Henri Rousseau

as Karl-Heinz Wiegels

Vladimir Consigny

Vladimir Consigny

as Jacquemetton

Grégoire Oestermann

Grégoire Oestermann

Eugénie Derouand

Eugénie Derouand

as Gaby Lespinasse

as Alice B. Toklas

François Raison

François Raison

as Pol Gaillard

as Paul Cuttoli

as Paul Robeson

Laurent Le Doyen

Laurent Le Doyen

as Doctor Lamaze

Emmanuel Ménard

Emmanuel Ménard

as Doctor Benoit

as Louis Marcoussis

Mikhail Gorevoy

Mikhail Gorevoy

as Sergei Diaghilev

Alexander Devrient

Alexander Devrient

as King Alfonso XIII

as Queen Victoria

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

as Margot Rosenberg

as André Breton

Dimitri Leonidas

Dimitri Leonidas

as Kostas Axelos

Pascale Arbillot

Pascale Arbillot

as Emilie-Marguerite Walter

Wallerand Denormandie

Wallerand Denormandie

as Eugenio Arias

Florian Spitzer

Florian Spitzer

Yorgos Karamihos

Yorgos Karamihos

as Paul Arrighi

as Paloma Picasso

Stewart Alexander

Stewart Alexander

Emmanuel Herault

Emmanuel Herault

as Flexner's Secretary

as Female Agent #1

Stacey Sargeant

Stacey Sargeant

as Dinah Washington

as Tommy Cogbill

as Roger Hawkins

as Pervis Spann

as Jimmy Johnson

as Rodney Jones

Todd Allen Durkin

Todd Allen Durkin

as White Salesman

Darryl W. Handy

Darryl W. Handy

as Church Patron

Justin Livingston

Justin Livingston

Challedon Saltor

Challedon Saltor

Ryan Anthony Williams

Ryan Anthony Williams

as Hudson Gate Bartender

as Sister Birdy

as Cholly Atkins

Kevin Stillwell

Kevin Stillwell

as John Hammond

as Brother Birdy

Tonya Reneé Banks

Tonya Reneé Banks

as Sammie Bryant

as Martin Luther King

David Alexander

David Alexander

as Alan Bachman

as Charley Woodsley

Taylor Polidore

Taylor Polidore

as C.L. Franklin

as Time Reporter

Nilah Blasingame

Nilah Blasingame

as Mildred Jennings

as Gloria Stewart

Charline St. Charles

Charline St. Charles

as Cornelious Jennings

Zachariah Rogers

Zachariah Rogers

as Josephine Carter

as Second Famous Producer

Chandra Lynn Alexander

Chandra Lynn Alexander

as Sister Helen

as Second Journalist

Kenny Banks Jr.

Kenny Banks Jr.

as Billy Preston

as Cornell Dupree

as Studio Technician

as Angela Davis

as Party Photographer

Lauren Halperin

Lauren Halperin

as First Journalist

Jason Elwood Hanna

Jason Elwood Hanna

as William Christmas

as James McClain

as Chuck Rainey

Anderson Martin

Anderson Martin

as Bailiff James Lane

as Ruchell Magee

as Harold Haley

as Jonathan Jackson

Brandon Gilliard

Brandon Gilliard

as Chuck Rainey

as Sydney Pollack

as Cranky Old Timer

as Brother Edwin

Laurie Williamson

Laurie Williamson

as Sister Marian

as E.N.T. Doctor

Henry Bazemore Jr.

Henry Bazemore Jr.

as First Aggressive Reporter

Christine Adams

Christine Adams

Michael Bolwaire

Michael Bolwaire

Arthur Kirk Martin

Arthur Kirk Martin

as George Michael

as Little Norman

as Jakob Einstein

as Man at Party

as Paloma Age 4-6

as Delia Linsey King

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Joshua Caleb Johnson

as Martin Luther King Jr.

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Shane Paul McGhie

Shane Paul McGhie

as Martin Luther King Jr.

Danielle Jalade

Danielle Jalade

as Ella Little-Collins

Marissa Chanel Hampton

Marissa Chanel Hampton

as Miss Brandley

Emily Grace Dunn

Emily Grace Dunn

Ron Clinton Smith

Ron Clinton Smith

James Adam Tucker

James Adam Tucker

as Princeton Debater

Michael Raymond Fox

Michael Raymond Fox

LaTricia Akhagbeme

LaTricia Akhagbeme

as Mr. Ostrowski

Chioma Narcisse-Williams

Chioma Narcisse-Williams

as Reginald Little

as Hilda Florice Little

as Church elder

Jeffrey Charles Morgan

Jeffrey Charles Morgan

Cynthia D. Barker

Cynthia D. Barker

as Music Director

as Boston Deacon

Niviere Fontane

Niviere Fontane

as Detroit Deacon

Millie Capellan

Millie Capellan

as Jo Ann Robinson

Jay DeVon Johnson

Jay DeVon Johnson

Charles Ambrose

Charles Ambrose

as Luther Ingalls

William Gregory Lee

William Gregory Lee

Jerry O'Donnell

Jerry O'Donnell

as Robert Magnum

as John Sparkman

as Chief Sellers

as British Journalist

as Police Officer

as Woman Journalist

as Stanley Levison

as Helen Malloy

as Ollie Mae Sanders

as Bernice Scott

as Betty Shabazz

as Coretta Scott King

Princess Elmore

Princess Elmore

Roxzane T. Mims

Roxzane T. Mims

Scott N. Stevens

Scott N. Stevens

as Judge Mitchell

as Morris Abram

as Philip Randolph

A'Todd Williams

A'Todd Williams

as Essie Mae's Husband

Ernestine Johnson

Ernestine Johnson

as NY Times Reporter

Matthew Montemaro

Matthew Montemaro

Royal Skye Bihlear

Royal Skye Bihlear

as Essie's Child

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

as J. Edgar Hoover

Kristyl Dawn Tift

Kristyl Dawn Tift

as Leona Turner

Jasmine Sargent

Jasmine Sargent

Jennifer Van Horn

Jennifer Van Horn

as NOI Member #1

as NOI Member #2

Gilbert Glenn Brown

Gilbert Glenn Brown

as Don Hogan Charles

as Hosea Williams

as Presidential Aide

as Andrew Young

Bossbaby Ky'Zen

Bossbaby Ky'Zen

Samuel Lee Fudge

Samuel Lee Fudge

as Robert Walker

Marcus j Samuel

Marcus j Samuel

Cindy L. Jefferson

Cindy L. Jefferson

as Caring Neighbor

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Seasons

Season 1

Einstein

Season 2

Picasso

Season 3

Aretha

Season 4

MLK/X

Episodes season 1

1x1

Chapter one
1x2

Chapter two
1x3

Chapter three
1x4

Chapter four
1x5

Chapter five
1x6

Chapter six
1x7

Chapter seven
1x8

Chapter eight
1x9

Chapter nine
1x10

Chapter ten

Episodes season 2

2x1

Chapter one
2x2

Chapter two
2x3

Chapter three
2x4

Chapter four
2x5

Chapter five
2x6

Chapter six
2x7

Chapter seven
2x8

Chapter eight
2x9

Chapter nine
2x10

Chapter ten

Episodes season 3

3x1

Respect
3x2

Until the real thing comes along
3x3

Do right woman
3x4

Unforgettable
3x5

Young, gifted and black
3x6

Amazing grace
3x7

Chain of fools
3x8

No one sleeps

Episodes season 4

4x1

Graduation
4x2

Who we are
4x3

Protect us
4x4

Watch the throne
4x5

Matriarchs
4x6

The american promise
4x7

The sword and the shield
4x8

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