Die Borgias - Sex. Macht. Mord. Amen. 

The saga of a crime family in 15th century Italy.

Creator:

Neil Jordan

Stars:

Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 48 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Irons	...	Rodrigo Borgia (29 episodes, 2011-2013)
François Arnaud	...	Cesare Borgia (29 episodes, 2011-2013)
Holliday Grainger	...	Lucrezia Borgia (29 episodes, 2011-2013)
Peter Sullivan	...	Cardinal Ascanio Sforza (28 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sean Harris	...	Micheletto (27 episodes, 2011-2013)
Joanne Whalley	...	Vanozza Cattaneo (25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Lotte Verbeek	...	Giulia Farnese (20 episodes, 2011-2013)
Colm Feore	...	Giuliano Della Rovere (20 episodes, 2011-2013)
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Cardinal Versucci (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
David Oakes	...	Juan Borgia (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Bosco Hogan	...	Cardinal Piccolomini (16 episodes, 2011-2013)
Gina McKee	...	Caterina Sforza (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
David Alpay	...	Calvino (12 episodes, 2011-2012)

Storyline

Following the Borgia family as they rise to power in the Roman Catholic church. Rodrigo Borgia uses bribery, with the help of his son, to secure his position as Pope Alexander VI. But he has gained enemies in the College of Cardinals, who begin to plot against him. He must find alliances.

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Plot Keywords:

borgias | pope | catholic church | clergyman | king charles viii of france | 

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Taglines:

The Original Crime Family.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Hungary Ireland Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Borgias - Sex. Macht. Mord. Amen.

Filming Locations:

Tata, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Networks, Take 5 Productions, Octagon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, season 1 was going to have ten episodes, but according to Neil Jordan they ran out of money and had to adapt to nine.

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Goofs

Caterina Sforza's eldest son's name was Ottaviano, not Benito. None of her sons were named Benito; in fact, Benito is not even an Italian name, but Spanish. The most prominent Italian named Benito, Benito Mussolini, was named after Mexican president Benito Juarez.

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Connections

Version of Borgia (2011)

User Reviews

There is only one word to describe this : Brilliant

I watched many historian series, like Rome, Tudors, or Ivanhoe. All these series were good, in my opinion Rome was the best and i thought that it would be impossible to make better series in that genre. Judging on pilot of the Borgias i was wrong. Casting is spectacular, all the actors are brilliant in their roles, specially Jeremy Irons as pope Alexander, and Colm Feore as cardinal. Storyline is swift, with good tempo, and also very interesting. Maybe there are some holes in historical view, but despite that series is Brilliant. I can't wait for more, and if it stays on this track, it will be one of the best series ever made! It is a shame they don't give Oscars for TV performances. Jeremy Irons would deserve one just for starring in pilot of the series !!!