Exploring the life of one great person whose impact is universally undeniable has been the formula for National Geographic’s anthology series “Genius” since its Albert Einstein-centered launch in 2017. With its fourth installment, that formula has been shaken up with a dual portrait of two men who largely defined the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, leaving behind both a legacy and intrigue that persists to this day.
Flipping conventional tendencies to pit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X against each other, “Genius: MLK/X” —guided by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Hollywood husband-and-wife duo Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King”) and Reggie Rock Bythewood (“Swagger”) as executive producers — explores the many parallels in both their personal lives and activist callings.
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