Episode guide
Genius: Picasso
10 episodes · first aired Apr 24, 2018
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.
- 1 Chapter One Apr 24, 2018 · 51m Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.
- 2 Chapter Two Apr 24, 2018 · 50m Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.
- 3 Chapter Three May 1, 2018 · 52m Picasso meets his great love Franoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.
- 4 Chapter Four May 8, 2018 · 50m As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.
- 5 Chapter Five May 15, 2018 · 51m Picasso tries to convince Françoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.
- 6 Chapter Six May 22, 2018 · 48m Picasso takes Françoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.
- 7 Chapter Seven May 29, 2018 · 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…
- 8 Chapter Eight Jun 5, 2018 · 51m Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.
- 9 Chapter Nine Jun 12, 2018 · 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…
- 10 Chapter Ten Jun 19, 2018 · 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…