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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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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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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Episode 1
The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
Guest stars Alicia von Rittberg, George Lenz, Martin Umbach, Taylor Frost, Joshua Hogan, Lucy Chappell, Benjamin Haigh, Helen Monks
Episode 2
After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
Guest stars Alicia von Rittberg, Nikki Hahn, Taylor Frost, Joshua Hogan, Lucy Chappell, Benjamin Haigh, Michael Culkin, Helen Monks
Episode 3
Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
Guest stars Helen Monks, Alistair Petrie, Alexander Vlahos, Robert Lindsay, Tom Brittney, Adrian Lukis, Lynsey Beauchamp, Emily Laing
Episode 4
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Guest stars Alicia von Rittberg, Shannon Tarbet, Nicholas Rowe, Predrag Bjelac, Corrado Invernizzi, George Webster, Nick Sampson, Lucy Russell
Episode 5
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Guest stars Rod Hallett, Klára Issová, Catherine McCormack, Claire Rushbrook, Timothy Radford, Gregory Gudgeon, Peter Bramhill, Lisa Ray-Jacobs
Episode 6
Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.
Directed by James HawesGuest stars Luke Allen-Gale, Radivoje Bukvić, Katharina Sporrer, Jon Fletcher, Charleigh Bailey, Nick Waring, Johannes Franke, Gwendolyn Ellis
Episode 7
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Directed by James HawesGuest stars Alicia von Rittberg, Gwendolyn Ellis, Zoe Telford, Seth Gabel, Silvina Buchbauer, Lochlann Ó Mearáin, Lily Dodsworth-Evans, Adrian Edmondson
Episode 8
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Guest stars Peter Jacobson, Eugene Simon, Charity Wakefield, Henry Goodman, Vincent Kartheiser, Thomas Morris, Dag Malmberg, Amy Huck
Episode 9
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Guest stars Adam Garcia, Christian Rubeck, Ania Bukstein, Rob LaBelle, John Sackville, Jolyon Coy, Karel Dobrý, Stephen Chance
Episode 10
After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.
Guest stars T. R. Knight, Dixie Egerickx, Jodhi May, Ed Stoppard, Neal Huff, Sally Dexter, Nikola Đuričko, David Dencik
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
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