From executive producers and Academy Award® Winners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, National Geographic’s first-ever scripted series, “Genius,” offers an extraordinary look into the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein.
Academy Award® Winner Geoffrey Rush stars as the rebellious daydreamer who became the greatest scientific mind of the 20th century. Beyond his groundbreaking theories of relativity, you’ll witness Einstein’s struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a time of global unrest. With Johnny Flynn as young Albert and Emily Watson as his second wife, Elsa, “Genius” takes you on an unprecedented, 10-episode journey of discovery guided by Einstein’s wit, wisdom, and insatiable thirst for knowledge.
Special Features Include:
- Meet the Characters
- Einstein’s Love Life
- Einstein’s Escape from Hitler
- The Making of Genius
- Behind the Scenes with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer
- Behind the Scenes with the Cast
- Costumes and Makeup
- What Does “Genius” Mean?
- Two Einsteins
Available on DVD April 17th
