Genius by Stephen Hawking: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Genius by Stephen Hawking will be presented and narrated by renowned theoretical physicist Prof. Stephen Hawking. Through the use of large-scale experiments and remarkable demonstrations, the program decodes the mysteries of evolutionary biology, astrophysics and quantum mechanics, solving questions like "Why am I here?", "Are we alone?" and "Can we travel through time?" Each episode features three people with curious minds who must use their own intellect to learn what humanity's most notable thinkers have discovered about the greatest scientific mysteries over the centuries. GENIUS takes its participants (and viewers at home) back in time - to ancient Greece, where Eratosthenes calculated the Earth's circumference - and to more recent history and such thinkers as Edward Hubble, who uncovered and established the distances between our planet and the vast galaxies throughout the universe.

Series details

• Title: Genius by Stephen Hawking
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-05-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 17031
• IMDb ID: tt5593296
• TVDB ID: 309662

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Hawking — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-05-18; final listed air date 2016-06-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Genius by Stephen Hawking 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.