Genre: | Action Crime comedy |
Director: | Vojtěch Moravec |
Starring: | Vojtěch Kotek, Anna Polívková |
Country: | Czech Republic |
Language: | Czech |
Num Seasons: | 2 |
Num Episodes: | 16 |
Runtime: | 55-75 minutes |
Network: | Prima televize |
Einstein – Případy nesnesitelného génia (Einstein) is a Czech television series from Prima televize. The series is about Professor Filip Koenig, who inherited genius from his great-great-grandfather Albert Einstein and now supports the Prague criminal police as a consultant.It is based on German series Einstein.[1]
33-year-old professor Filip Koening, born on July 25, 1986, is allegedly the great-great-grandson of Albert Einstein. Filip suffers from hereditary Huntington's disease and has 7 years left to live at most. He lives his life to the fullest due to this. When he tries to steal medicine from the doctor's office during one medical appointment to slow his deteriorating health, he is arrested and sent to prison. There he becomes involved in a murder investigation and slowly begins to unravel a complex case. The police understands that Filip could be useful with his genius reasoning. He gets an offer from the head of the Homicide Department n that he can become a consultant, or he can stay in prison. Filip chooses the first option, although he doesn't like it very much.
Character | Actor | Seasons | Episodes | Year | Notes | |
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prof. Mgr. Filip Koenig | 1,2 | 1–8 | 2021 | 33 year old university professor and advisor to the homicide department of Prague Police. | ||
kpt. Mgr. Lenka Vrabcová | 1,2 | 1–8 | 2021 | Chief Commissioner of the Homicide Department who has a son Kryštof, | ||
mjr. Mgr. Ivan Urban | 1,2 | 1–8 | 2021 | Chief Commissioner, head of the homicide department | ||
npor. Bc. Soňa Svobodová | 1,2 | 1–8 | 2021 | Commissioner, forensic analyst, police technician and Lenka's best friend |
Season 2 premiered on streaming service Prima+ during July 2023. It will be broadcast on Prima channel from 25 October 2023.