National Geographic premieres "Genius", its first scripted series, tonight at 9p. The anthology series' first season will focus on Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) and it's based on Walter Isaacson's book "Einstein: His Life and Universe"
Executive-produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, the series also stars Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson, Samantha Colley and Nicholas Rowe. Howard also directed the first episode. The show has already been renewed for a second season.
Find out more about the series after the jump.