Genius: Season 2

Picasso 2018
TV-14

  • 2018-04-25T01:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 43m
  • 8h 27m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
Season two explores how the passionate nature and relentless creative drive of Picasso—a Spanish-born painter, sculptor, poet and playwright—were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances.

10 episodes

Season Premiere

2018-04-25T01:00:00Z

2x01 Chapter One

Season Premiere

2x01 Chapter One

  • 2018-04-25T01:00:00Z51m

Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.

2018-04-25T01:00:00Z

2x02 Chapter Two

2x02 Chapter Two

  • 2018-04-25T01:00:00Z50m

Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.

2018-05-02T01:00:00Z

2x03 Chapter Three

2x03 Chapter Three

  • 2018-05-02T01:00:00Z52m

Picasso meets his great love Franoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.

2018-05-09T01:00:00Z

2x04 Chapter Four

2x04 Chapter Four

  • 2018-05-09T01:00:00Z50m

As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.

2018-05-16T01:00:00Z

2x05 Chapter Five

2x05 Chapter Five

  • 2018-05-16T01:00:00Z51m

Picasso tries to convince Françoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.

2018-05-23T01:00:00Z

2x06 Chapter Six

2x06 Chapter Six

  • 2018-05-23T01:00:00Z48m

Picasso takes Françoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.

2018-05-30T01:00:00Z

2x07 Chapter Seven

2x07 Chapter Seven

  • 2018-05-30T01:00:00Z52m

After WWII, Picasso joins the Communist Party but struggles to align his artwork with his own political beliefs. Affected by a tragic love affair from his past, Picasso falters in his responsibilities to Françoise.

2018-06-06T01:00:00Z

2x08 Chapter Eight

2x08 Chapter Eight

  • 2018-06-06T01:00:00Z51m

Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.

2018-06-13T01:00:00Z

2x09 Chapter Nine

2x09 Chapter Nine

  • 2018-06-13T01:00:00Z51m

Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage with Olga in the arms of his newest muse: Marie-Thérèse Walter. However, their romance is short-lived, cause soon he crosses paths with Dora Maar. Meanwhile, Françoise Gilot defies Older Picasso and pursues her artistic goals.

Season Finale

2018-06-20T01:00:00Z

2x10 Chapter Ten

Season Finale

2x10 Chapter Ten

  • 2018-06-20T01:00:00Z51m

After Françoise Gilot leaves him, Pablo finds companionship with a new woman. In near seclusion, Pablo obsesses over creating the perfect painting. Meanwhile, Françoise struggles to escape Picasso's shadow even after remarrying and moving to the US.

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