Maths genius Albert Einstein lives again ñ in a stunning, big-budget budget TV drama series about his life.The story of the man with one of the worldís greatest minds, best known for his theory of relativity, also marks the first ever scripted drama by broadcaster National Geographic.Einstein the elder, complete with bushy moustache and unkempt hair, is played by Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush best known as Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.Director of the first episode is another Academy Award winner, Ron Howard, making his TV debut in the role. He is also co-producer.The 10-part series , titled Genius, which premiers in the US at the end of April, begins with Einsteinís teenage years.The series begins when he argues with his father and drops out of school in Germany to go to University in Switzerland. The young Albert is played by unknown English actor Johnny Flynn Einstein encounters romance, political drama and unexpected personal struggles, but he manages to make a name for himself as a rising scientific mind. As relief at the end of World War I turns to fear at Europeís rising tide of anti-Semitism, Einstein seeks sanctuary in the United States. Here, according to the series makers, he struggles to balance his identity as a lifelong pacifist and a remarkably talented scientist who is the only one in the world potentially capable of stopping the rise of Hitler and the Nazis.The rest of the cast includes British actress Emily Watson who plays Einsteinís second wife Elsa.A National Geographic channel spokesman said:îGenius follows Einsteinís journey from an imaginative thinker of humble origins, to fleeing the Nazis during World War II, to attaining global celebrity status for his scientific endeavours. ìNational Geographicís first-ever fully scripted series reveals the untold story of the man behind the mind, delving into Einsteinís happiness and heartbreak as he struggles to be a husband, a father, and a ma