{"id":6032,"date":"2016-04-29T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/nat-geo-goes-straight-to-series-with-first-scripted-project\/"},"modified":"2016-04-29T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T17:25:19","slug":"nat-geo-goes-straight-to-series-with-first-scripted-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/nat-geo-goes-straight-to-series-with-first-scripted-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Goes Straight to Series with First Scripted Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has slated its first scripted series, the anthology <em>Genius<\/em>, with Ron Howard on board to direct the premiere episode.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which has been given a straight-to-series order, comes from Fox 21 Television Studios (<em>Homeland<\/em>, <em>The People v. O.J. Simpson<\/em>), Imagine Television (<em>24<\/em>, <em>Empire<\/em>), OddLot Entertainment and EUE\/Sokolow. Each season of the anthology will dramatize the stories of the world\u2019s most brilliant innovators. Season one will focus on scientist Albert Einstein and will be based on Walter Isaacson\u2019s book <em>Einstein: His Life and Universe<\/em>, adapted by writer Noah Pink. Production is expected to begin this summer in Prague, and the series will premiere on Nat Geo next spring, in 171 countries and 45 languages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Genius<\/em> is perfectly emblematic of our vision to create premium, distinctive and highly entertaining content that fits the National Geographic brand,\u201d said Courteney Monroe, National Geographic Channels&#8217;s CEO. &#8220;We are thrilled to be partnering with the exceptional teams at FOX 21 TVS, Imagine Television and OddLot to tell rich, provocative and powerful stories that celebrate human ingenuity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be happier to be working with Imagine and OddLot to bring our spirit of creative adventure and passion for great storytelling to Nat Geo as they embark on their first scripted series. And to have Ron direct the first episode is incredibly exciting,\u201d commented Bert Salke, the president of FOX 21 Television Studios. \u201c<em>Genius<\/em> is a franchise with infinite possibilities. We think this installment that tells the fascinating backstory of the man who articulated the theory of relativity is just the beginning of a long and successful partnership between our companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving already worked with National Geographic on <em>Breakthrough<\/em> and currently in production on <em>MARS<\/em>\u2014our exciting unscripted and scripted hybrid series that tells of our journey to colonize Mars\u2014I look forward to their support as we tell this ambitious but intimate and revealing human story behind Einstein\u2019s scientific brilliance,\u201d said Howard, who will executive produce on behalf of Imagine Television. \u201cI hope that his story, as well as those of other geniuses, will both entertain and inspire the next generation of Einsteins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been patient in our search for the perfect partners to help bring Walter Isaacson\u2019s incredible book on Einstein to life in a unique, thought-provoking and entertaining way,\u201d added Gigi Pritzker, executive producer for OddLot. &#8220;After cultivating the project for many years, we are ecstatic that <em>Genius<\/em> will be OddLot\u2019s first foray into television and that this remarkable story will be realized with Ron Howard at the helm and with the support of our great partners at Nat Geo, FOX 21 TVS, Imagine and EUE\/Sokolow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel has slated its first scripted series, the anthology Genius, with Ron Howard on board to direct the premiere episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[835,500,836],"class_list":["post-6032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-genius","tag-national-geographic-channel","tag-ron-howard","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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