Watch: National Geographic’s ‘Genius: MLK/X’ Trailer Ahead of MLK Day

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As

Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
Day
approaches,
National
Geographic
released
the
official
trailer
and
key
art
for
its
newest
installment
of
the

Emmy
Award-winning
anthology
series
“Genius:
MLK/X.”
Read
more
about
the
series
and
watch
the

trailer
inside.

For
the
first
time,
the
documentary
drama
series
explores
the
lives
of
two
iconic
geniuses
—
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
(Kelvin
Harrison
Jr.)
and
Malcolm
X
(Aaron
Pierre).
The
series
explores
their
formative
years,
pioneering
accomplishments,
dueling
philosophies
and
key
personal
relationships
of
both
civil
rights
leaders.

While
King
advanced
racial
equality
through
nonviolent
activism,
X
advocated
for
Black
empowerment,
identity
and
self-determination.
The
eight-part
series
also
brings
their
wives,
Coretta
Scott
King
(Weruche
Opia)
and
Betty
Shabazz
(Jayme
Lawson),
to
the
forefront
and
shows
them
as
formidable
equals
of
the
Movement.
While
King
and
X
met
only
once
and
often
challenged
each
other’s
views,
the
two
visionaries,
with
their
wives
leading
by
their
sides,
ultimately
rose
to
pioneer
a
movement
that
lives
on
today.

For
Imagine
Television,
Brian
Grazer,
Ron
Howard
and
Kristen
Zolner
are
executive
producers.
For
Undisputed
Cinema,
Reggie
Rock
Bythewood,
Gina
Prince-Bythewood
and
Francie
Calfo
are
executive
producers.
Raphael
Jackson
Jr.
and
Damione
Macedon
are
showrunners
and
executive
producers.
For
Madison
Wells,
Gigi
Pritzker
and
Rachel
Shane
serve
as
executive
producers.
For
EUE/Sokolow,
Sam
Sokolow
is
executive
producer.
Jeff
Stetson
(“The
Meeting”)
penned
the
pilot
and
is
executive
producer.
Channing
Godfrey
Peoples
(“Miss
Juneteenth”)
directed
the
pilot
episode
and
also
served
as
co-executive
producer.
Ambassador
Shabazz
served
as
a
consulting
producer.
The
series
is
produced
by
20th
Television,
a
part
of
Disney
Television
Studios.

Two
episodes
will
premiere
weekly
beginning
Feb.
1
on
National
Geographic
at
9/8c
and
will
stream
the
next
day
on
both
Disney+
and
Hulu.
The
first
episode
of
the
new
season,
“Graduation,”
will
simulcast
on
ABC
Feb.
1
at
9/8c.

Watch
the
official
trailer
for
“Genius:
MLK/X”
below:

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