EPISODE
SEASON
After the great success of season one that follows the life of, Albert Einstein, a great scientist who develops the theory of relativity, the second season follows two periods of Pablo Picasso's life. The first period follows his early life as young talented who does not know how to become a celebrity, and the second period as a celebrated artist who is struggling against the rise of Fascism and the fame's price.
23 September 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
24 July 1973, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
23 April 1950, Whitechapel, London, England, UK
7 January 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA
1974
6 April 1937, Forest Gate, London, England, UK
1 July 1968, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
April 25, 2018
When the drama comes vividly alive, as it does often enough, the subject is seldom art. It's almost always Picasso (a seductive if also largely unknowable character in Antonio Banderas's subtle portrayal) and the women who loved him.
April 23, 2018
Seeing this colorful world through Picasso's eyes, we're afforded a tantalizing taste of genius.
April 23, 2018
A great, smart show for grownups.
April 24, 2018
Genius: Picasso, with its notable performances by both Banderas and Colley, has a chance to become much more than a paint-by-the-numbers bio as its story proceeds.
April 23, 2018
"Picasso" certainly offers much to catch your eye. And you're in splendid company throughout this journey. Despite all of this, however, this accomplished and impressive work of art misses being the stuff of genius.
April 24, 2018
Almost all of the dialogue in Genius: Picasso is comparably exaggerated and cringe-inducing. The great man is ever wailing things like, "I can only paint what I feel!" and "You only teach rules and imitation. I want to do something original! Unique!"
April 24, 2018
There are some enjoyable passages and good performances in addition to [Antonio] Banderas', but overall the series - so far as I have seen it - is prey to the usual compressions and exaggerations of the bio-pictorial form.
April 24, 2018
It is a more rewarding study than simple enjoyment of the drama.
April 23, 2018
What is on display feels far removed from Picasso's genius, even if it's right in line with the Genius" brand.
April 25, 2018
If the expectation of Genius is to grant the viewer some sliver of enlightenment about the inner workings of complex minds, it has fallen down in its mission yet again.
