Barcelona hosts the filming of 'Genius' on Picasso

12/20/2017

The second season of the TV series is shot in the city

In the last month the prestigious TV series of National Geographic Genius has been filming in Barcelona. They have shot scenes of the biopic about the Malaga painter Picasso starring actor Antonio Banderas. This is the second season of the series. Produced by Ron Howard and directed by Kenneth Biller, this season will be about the life of the famous cubist painter. Biller had already directed some episodes of the first season dedicated to Einstein and starring Geoffrey Rush. Genius: Picasso will have ten episodes and will be released in the fall of 2018 on the National Geographic channel.

 

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