American Genius: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

History's greatest minds have always known that to change the world, you have to take out the competition. American Genius chronicles the competitions in innovation that pitted history's brightest minds against each other in the race to lay claim to the future. From Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates to the Wright Brothers vs. Glen Curtiss, each episode of the show focuses on a specific rivalry, delving into the fierce power struggles, deceit, fluke timing, and raw ambition out of which innovation was born. Iconic masterminds pushed themselves to the limits of human genius, overcoming equally brilliant and ruthless competitors to turn history's greatest ideas into reality.

Series details

• Title: American Genius
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2015-06-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6286
• IMDb ID: tt4079214
• TVDB ID: 296045

Cast and credited roles

• Jeff Wilburn — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-06-01; final listed air date 2015-06-22; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Genius on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.