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Flesh and Blood
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.
The Poisoned ChaliceApr 3, 2011 · 50m · ★ 6.8Rodrigo 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 Rovere and Orsini oppose his rise; the Borgias recruit a talented assassin named Micheletto to their cause.
The AssassinApr 3, 2011 · 52m · ★ 6.8The 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 head of the papal armies and Cesare as a cardinal and his successor, while seeking a politically fortuitous marriage for daughter Lucrezia.
The MoorApr 10, 2011 · 53m · ★ 6.6His 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 safe haven in the Holy City to Jews displaced by the Spanish Inquisition; the Borgias host a charming Turkish prince; Micheletto is ordered to rid his patrons of the ongoing threat posed by Della Rovere.
Lucrezia's WeddingApr 17, 2011 · 58m · ★ 6.7Lucrezia'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 honor, Cesare's brazen flirting with a married baroness, and the arrival of the Borgia children's illegitimate mother; Della Rovere seeks the aid of the illustrious Medici family and their counselor, Machiavelli.
The Borgias in LoveApr 24, 2011 · 53m · ★ 6.5Alternately 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 troops passage across his masters' lands in exchange for suppression of Savonarola, a fiery preacher of anti-Medici sermons; in love with baroness Ursula, Cesare takes drastic action to get rid of her husband.
The French KingMay 1, 2011 · 53m · ★ 6.5Della 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 to thwart the invasion through an alliance by marrying his youngest son Joffre to Princess Sancia of Naples (guest star Emmannuelle Chriqui), but Juan nearly sabotages the plan by seducing his prospective sister-in-law.
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.
Jeremy IronsRodrigo Borgia
François ArnaudCesare Borgia
Holliday GraingerLucrezia Borgia
Peter SullivanCardinal Ascanio Sforza
Joanne WhalleyVanozza Cattaneo
Colm FeoreGiuliano Della Rovere
Lotte VerbeekGiulia Farnese
Vernon DobtcheffCardinal Versucci
Bosco Hogan
David OakesJuan Borgia
Gina McKeeCaterina Sforza
David AlpayCalvino
Sebastian de SouzaAlfonso of Aragon
Julian BleachNiccolo Machiavelli
Thure LindhardtRufio
Ronan VibertGiovanni Sforza
Ruta GedmintasUrsula Bonadeo
Steven BerkoffGirolamo Savonarola
Luke PasqualinoPaolo








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