Creators:
Jeff StetsonComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jayme Lawson, Weruche Opia, Gary Carr, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Ron Cephas Jones, Lennie James, Sasha Compère (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(8)
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Graduation (S04E01)
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Who We Are (S04E02)
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Protect Us (S04E03)
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Watch the Throne (S04E04)
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Matriarchs (S04E05)
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The American Promise (S04E06)
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The Sword and the Shield (S04E07)
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Can You Imagine (S04E08)
Plots(1)
The lives of two of the leading voices of the civil rights Movement, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, are explored in this latest series of Genius. From showrunners Damione Macedon and Raphael Jackson, Jr., Genius: MLK/X is an exploration of both men’s lives, from their tumultuous childhoods to their untimely assassinations. These uniquely brilliant and complex men lived very different lives, but both had similar goals. While many felt they had to choose between Malcolm and Martin, the reality is they are two sides the same coin – champions of a freedom that had been denied. Despite their differences, they were two men of staggering genius who fueled each other in their differing pursuit of the same goal – our humanity in America. (National Geographic)
(more)Cast
Aaron Pierre
UK
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Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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Jayme Lawson
USA
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Weruche Opia
Nigeria
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Gary Carr
UK
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Hubert Point-Du Jour
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Ron Cephas Jones
USA
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Lennie James
UK
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Sasha Compère
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LisaGay Hamilton
USA
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Griffin Matthews
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Ashley Romans
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Quentin Plair
USA
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Elle Lorraine
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Donal Logue
Canada
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John C. McGinley
USA
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Parisa Fitz-Henley
Jamaica
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Mallori Johnson
USA
Amani Summer
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