‘Genius’ Season 4 to Focus on Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood Join Series
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter“Genius” Season 4 will now focus on both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.When the fourth season was originally announced in December 2020, it was reported that it would solely focus on King.
In addition, Reggie Rock Bythewood (“Swagger,” “Shots Fired”) and Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Woman King,” “The Old Guard”) have joined the season as executive producers via their Undisputed Cinema production company, while Raphael Jackson, Jr.
and Damione Macedon (“The Mosquito Coast”) will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Jeff Stetson is now attached to write the pilot.“Malcolm and Martin are staggering icons, and we have been eager to explore the genius of these two very real men in a way that has not yet been seen,” said the Bythewoods. “We are excited to team up with Imagine Entertainment and 20th Television to reflect their amazing lives and contributions to civil rights and the urgency of today.” “Genius: MLK/X” will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr.
and Malcolm X. While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination.
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