The Borgias 2011
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
Episodes
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S1·E1 The Poisoned ChaliceRodrigo successfully bribes and intimidates his way into an election as Pope Alexander VI, making him the new leader of the Catholic Church; powerful Cardinals Della…
S1·E2 The AssassinThe new Pope wastes no time consolidating power and balancing opposition to him in the College of Cardinals by elevating his children to high office, installing Juan as…
S1·E3 The MoorHis coffers depleted by his expensive rise to power, Rodrigo seeks funds through a profitable marriage for Lucrezia that will ally with him Milan, and charges a fee for…
S1·E4 Lucrezia's WeddingLucrezia's financially and politically motivated wedding to Milanese nobleman Giovanni Sforza is a disaster thanks to Juan's inappropriately bawdy play in his sister's…
S1·E5 The Borgias in LoveAlternately neglected and abused by her cruel husband, Lucrezia has an affair with Paolo, a handsome stable boy; Cesare strikes a bargain with Machiavelli: deny French…
S1·E6 The French KingDella Rovere reaches France and strikes a bargain with its ruler to invade Italy and install him on the Papal throne in exchange for control of Naples; Rodrigo attempts…
S1·E7 Death, on a Pale HorseThe invasion by King Charles of France and Della Rovere proceeds with victory seemingly inevitable as the French sack the city of Lucca and the Italian powers flee to…
S1·E8 The Art of WarThe invaders capture a fleeing and pregnant Lucrezia as they march on Rome, but she charms King Charles and is allowed to persuade her brother Juan to withdraw his…
S1·E9 Nessuno (Nobody)Abandoned by even his cardinals, Alexander meets King Charles with humility and saves his throne, even eliciting a confession from the conqueror he crowns as the new…Cast
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Joseph M. Kelly
King Ferrante of Naples
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András Ábel
Soldier (uncredited)
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Antal Leisen
Cardinal Grimani
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Jalaal Hartley
Pinturicchio
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Mark C. Phelan
Morgue Worker
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Zoltan Rihmer
Latin Reader
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Robert Reina
Spanish Ambassador
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Antal Konrád
Il Cerimoniere
Crew
- Creator
- Neil Jordan
- Producers
- Karen Richards, Bill Goddard
- Executive Producers
- Jack Rapke, James Flynn, Sheila Hockin, Neil Jordan, John Weber
- Production Design
- Jonathan McKinstry
Details
- First air date
- Apr 3, 2011
- Last air date
- Jun 16, 2013
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 29
- Episode runtime
- 50 min
- Network
- Showtime
- Status
- Canceled
- Studios
- Take 5 Productions, Octagon Films, Showtime Networks, BellMedia, ImageMovers, Amblin Television
- Country
- Canada, United States of America, Hungary, Ireland
- Language
- English
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