Genius
Picasso
201810 episodes
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.
Episodes
E1Chapter One
6.82018-04-24 · 51m
Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.
E2Chapter Two
6.72018-04-24 · 50m
Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.
E3Chapter Three
7.92018-05-01 · 52m
Picasso meets his great love Franoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.
E4Chapter Four
7.72018-05-08 · 50m
As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.
E5Chapter Five
7.52018-05-15 · 51m
Picasso tries to convince Françoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.
E6Chapter Six
7.82018-05-22 · 48m
Picasso takes Françoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.
E7Chapter Seven
7.32018-05-29 · 52m
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.
E8Chapter Eight
6.72018-06-05 · 51m
Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.
E9Chapter Nine
7.32018-06-12 · 51m
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.
E10Chapter Ten
7.72018-06-19 · 51m
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.