Genius

Season 2 · 10 Episodes

Picasso

201810 Episodes

Season two explores how the passionate nature and relentless creative drive of Picasso—a Spanish-born painter, sculptor, poet and playwright—were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances.

Episodes

Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.

Guest Stars

Alessio Scalzotto

Pablo Picasso

David Wilmot

José Ruiz y Blasco

Elena Martínez

Dolores

Max Befort

Nonell

James Garnon

Vollard

Andreas Muñoz

Utrillo

Jordi Mollà

Salvador Ruiz

Charlie Carrick

Manuel Pallarès

Adrian Schiller

Jaime Sabartés

Stéphane Caillard

Geneviève Aliquot

Sebastian Roché

Emile Gilot

Bruno Paviot

Marcel

María José Bavio

María Picasso y López

Will Keen

Paul Rosenberg

Poppy Delevingne

Marie-Thérèse Walter

Robert Sheehan

Carlos Casagemas

Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.

Guest Stars

Johnny Flynn

Alain Cuny

Jordi Mollà

Salvador Ruiz

Charlie Carrick

Manuel Pallarès

Bronagh Gallagher

Berthe Weill

Lola Dubus

Antoinette

Alex Hassell

Manach

Emma Appleton

Germaine

Adrian Schiller

Jaime Sabartés

Stéphane Caillard

Geneviève Aliquot

Sebastian Roché

Emile Gilot

Lucy Russell

Madeleine Renoult-Gilot

Bruno Paviot

Marcel

Poppy Delevingne

Marie-Thérèse Walter

Robert Sheehan

Carlos Casagemas

Picasso meets his great love Franoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.

Guest Stars

Alex Hassell

Manach

Emma Appleton

Germaine

James Garnon

Ambroise Vollard

Adrian Schiller

Jaime Sabartés

Edward Akrout

Laurent Debienne

Stéphane Caillard

Geneviève Aliquot

Catherine Hubeau

Grandma Renoult

T. R. Knight

Max Jacob

Sebastian Roché

Emile Gilot

Lucy Russell

Madeleine Renoult-Gilot

Robert Sheehan

Carlos Casagemas

Aisling Franciosi

Fernande Olivier

As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.

Guest Stars

Horst-Günter Marx

Hans-Henning von Bose

Adrian Schiller

Jaime Sabartés

Charlotte Weston

Angelika Kostrowicka

Timothy Renouf

Andre Beaudin

Edward Akrout

Laurent Debienne

Keith Allen

Sagot

Stéphane Caillard

Geneviève Aliquot

T. R. Knight

Max Jacob

Seth Gabel

Guillaume Apollinaire

Simon Buret

Jean Cocteau

Bruno Paviot

Marcel

Aisling Franciosi

Fernande Olivier

Picasso tries to convince Françoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.

Guest Stars

Beau Gadsdon

Françoise Gilot

Keith Allen

Sagot

Stéphane Caillard

Geneviève Aliquot

Catherine Hubeau

Grandma Renoult

Sophia Aparecido-Innes

Raymonde

Iddo Goldberg

Leo Stein

Jack Brett Anderson

Géry Pieret

Tracee Chimo

Gertrude Stein

Kerr Logan

Georges Braque

T. R. Knight

Max Jacob

Seth Gabel

Guillaume Apollinaire

Andrew Buchan

Henri Matisse

Sebastian Roché

Emile Gilot

Bruno Paviot

Marcel

Aisling Franciosi

Fernande Olivier

Picasso takes Françoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.

Guest Stars

Daisy May

Marie Laurencin

Tchéky Karyo

Henri Rousseau

Iddo Goldberg

Leo Stein

Jack Brett Anderson

Géry Pieret

Gerran Howell

Karl-Heinz Wiegels

Vladimir Consigny

Jacquemetton

Grégoire Oestermann

Soulie

Tracee Chimo

Gertrude Stein

Kerr Logan

Georges Braque

T. R. Knight

Max Jacob

Seth Gabel

Guillaume Apollinaire

Andrew Buchan

Henri Matisse

Bruno Paviot

Marcel

Tom Cullen

Luc Simon

Aisling Franciosi

Fernande Olivier

Lucas Englander

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

After WWII, Picasso joins the Communist Party but struggles to align his artwork with his own political beliefs. Affected by a tragic love affair from his past, Picasso falters in his responsibilities to Françoise.

Written By

Wendy Riss

Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.

Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage with Olga in the arms of his newest muse: Marie-Thérèse Walter. However, their romance is short-lived, cause soon he crosses paths with Dora Maar. Meanwhile, Françoise Gilot defies Older Picasso and pursues her artistic goals.

Guest Stars

Anna Savva

Suzanne Ramié

Ed Stoppard

Paul Éluard

Vincent Londez

André Breton

Dimitri Leonidas

Kostas Axelos

Margaux Chatelier

Geneviève Laporte

Pascale Arbillot

Emilie-Marguerite Walter

Wallerand Denormandie

George

Emile Feltesse

Jean Renoir

Simon Hubbard

Bailiff

Valentina Bellè

Jacqueline Roque

Poppy Delevingne

Marie-Thérèse Walter

Sofya Doniants

Olga Picasso

Lucas Englander

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Athena Strates

Maya Picasso

Nicolas Carpentier

Maitre De Sariac

After Françoise Gilot leaves him, Pablo finds companionship with a new woman. In near seclusion, Pablo obsesses over creating the perfect painting. Meanwhile, Françoise struggles to escape Picasso's shadow even after remarrying and moving to the US.