Returning: Genius

Season 2 of US drama series Genius will launch on Nat Geo in late April.

The anthology series, which previously featured Geoffrey Rush as Einstein, now sees Antonio Banderas as legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.

The series is again executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer.

This will screen same day as the US.

Emmy-nominated global event series Genius 2 will make its second season debut. As one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists, Pablo Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, reinventing our perception of creativity in the process. Starring Antonio Banderas in the titular role, the second season explores how the Spanish-born artist’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. 

7.30pm Tuesday April 24 on Nat Geo.