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Geoffrey Rush is set to play Albert Einstein in National Geographic Channel’s upcoming global anthology series “Genius”.
The story is based on Walter Isaacson’s biography of the celebrated scientist, and the first episode will be directed by Imagine’s Ron Howard, his first time directing a scripted prime-time drama.
Johnny Flynn is also in the cast of the network’s first-ever scripted series. Flynn will play Einstein in the years before he rose to international attention and acclaim.
Through 10 episodes, “Genius” will chart how an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate, unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe. Each episode will explore Einstein’s extraordinary scientific achievements, along with his volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships.
Production begins next month in Prague, and will air in 2017 on the National Geographic Channel in 171 countries and 45 languages.
