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The Young Pope 

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The beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards »
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 Priest Triregno 7 episodes, 2016
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 Father Amatucci 6 episodes, 2016
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Janet Frances Baines
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 Cloistered Nun 6 episodes, 2016
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 Cardinal Mario Assente 5 episodes, 2016
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Young and charming, newly elected Pius XIII, aka Lenny Belardo, is the first American Pope in history. His ascension appears to be the result of a simple, effective media strategy implemented by the College of Cardinals. In the Vatican, however, the prevailing wisdom is the church's leaders have chosen a mysterious figure as their guiding force. And Pius XIII proves to be the most mysterious and contradictory of them all. As Belardo begins his reign, he is stubbornly resistant to the Vatican stewards, instead relying on Sister Mary to serve as his chief adviser. While she urges him to focus on leading his billion followers, the young pope shows little interest in making himself known, either to the College of Cardinals or to the masses. The 10-episode drama series stars Jude Law in the title role and Diane Keaton as Sister Mary, a nun from the U.S. now living in Vatican City.

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Lead us not into temptation... See more »

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21 October 2016 (Italy)  »

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Az ifjú pápa  »

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The pictures shown during the opening titles are: 'Adoration of the Shepherds' (1622) by Gerard van Honthorst, 'Delivery of the Keys' (1482) by Perugino, 'Conversion on the Way to Damascus' (1601) by Caravaggio, an icon representing the First Council of Nicaea, 'Peter the Hermit Riding a White Mule with a Crucifix in His Hand and Circulating Through the Cities and Villages Preaching the Crusade' (1827-29) by Francesco Hayez, 'Stigmata of St. Francis' (ca. 1420) by Gentile da Fabriano, 'Saint Thomas of Villanova Distributing Alms' (ca. 1660) by Mateo Cerezo, 'Michelangelo Presents Paul IV with His Model of St Peter's' (1619) by Passignano, and 'The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre' (1572) by François Dubois. See more »

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Referenced in The Young Pope: A Tale of Filmmaking (2016) See more »

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The Dream
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18 November 2016 | by See all my reviews

This my first review only because I read two bad reviews and feel it may not have given it real justice. They say it is predictable, uninspiring, trying to be something original. That being said it is probably true to a degree but you have to keep watching. At first all these things are presented too show the facade of what we already know

  • the scandals - but it fades and introduces new questions. For someone
who bores at the fact of church going this was rather intriguing. Jude Law is great as the young American pope. I feel he plays with the subtle conflicts so well; vanity, power, pious yet struggles, scathing but is a visionary.

It does offer itself in the end a nice change to what is already out there. Refreshing that is isn't another zombie, crime, legal, quirky comedy or supernatural or super powers, or medieval bloody TV series.


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