The Borgias (2011)

04/03/2011 (CA) • 50m

Drama, Crime

Overview

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.

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Jeremy Irons

Rodrigo Borgia

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François Arnaud

Cesare Borgia

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Holliday Grainger

Lucrezia Borgia

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Joanne Whalley

Vanozza Cattaneo

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Colm Feore

Giuliano Della Rovere

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Peter Sullivan

Cardinal Ascanio Sforza

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Sean Harris

Micheletto

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Lotte Verbeek

Giulia Farnese

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Thure Lindhardt

Rufio

29 Episodes


Last Season

Season 3

2013 | 10 Episodes

Alexander VI survives Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere's assassination attempt, because his daughter Lucrezia knows how to treat catarella poisoning. Alexander's war with the Sforza family continues and escalates. Alexander now plots to turn the Papacy into an explicitly hereditary office.

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Status

Canceled

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

rome, italy

florence, italy

religion

historical

italian history

historical drama

renaissance

italian renaissance

15th century

european history

court intrigue

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