Borgia (2011– )

It was the age of Da Vinci and Michelangelo, of enlightened creativity and unparalleled intellectual achievement. But it was also the age of Machievelli, of rampant lawlessness, incessant ... See full summary »

Creator:

Tom Fontana

Stars:

John Doman, Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Doman	...	Rodrigo Borgia (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Mark Ryder	...	Cesare Borgia (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Isolda Dychauk	...	Lucrezia Borgia (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Diarmuid Noyes	...	Alessandro Farnese (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Art Malik	...	Francesc Gacet (24 episodes, 2011-2013)
Marta Gastini	...	Giulia Farnese (23 episodes, 2011-2013)
Assumpta Serna	...	Vannozza Catanei (21 episodes, 2011-2013)
Christian McKay	...	Cardinal Sforza (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Dejan Cukic	...	Guiliano Della Rovere (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Victor Schefé	...	Johann Burchard (17 episodes, 2011-2013)
Paul Brennen	...	Agapito Geraldini (14 episodes, 2011-2013)
Scott William Winters	...	Rafaele Riario-Sansoni (14 episodes, 2011-2013)
Stanley Weber	...	Juan Borgia (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michael Fitzgerald	...	Oliviero Carafa (13 episodes, 2011-2013)
Miroslav Táborský	...	Gianbattista Orsini (11 episodes, 2011-2013)
Alejandro Albarracín	...	Alfonso di Calabria (10 episodes, 2013)

Storyline

It was the age of Da Vinci and Michelangelo, of enlightened creativity and unparalleled intellectual achievement. But it was also the age of Machievelli, of rampant lawlessness, incessant war and unspeakable depravity. At the heart of the world order was the Vatican, the arbiter of conflicts between kingdoms and empires. And at the center of the Vatican was a man whose quest for power would propel him to seek the ultimate prize, the holy see of Rome. He was a man whose name would become synonymous with ruthlessness, and whose reign as pope would be remembered as the most infamous chapter of the history of the Catholic church -Rodrigo Borgia. His four children -Juan, the oldest, a prideful, lazy, unscrupulous sexual predator, Cesare, a young man torn between a faith that was not his calling and his dark violent nature, Lucretia, a young girl discovering the secret power that a women's sexuality holds, and Goffredo, an innocent child who would come of age in a family riven by conflict- ...

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Plot Keywords:

vatican | murder | catholic church | lust | family saga | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Germany

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Els Borja

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantique Productions, Canal Plus, EOS Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Giulia repeatedly threatens to send Pantisilea to Tierra Del Fuego if she does not continue to spy on Lucrezia. The time frame for series is 1493-1494. Magellan is credited as the first European to visit Tierra Del Fuego (and give the area its name) in 1500.

User Reviews

Much better than others

It's difficult to make straight-face judgment about such big movies, but I loved it. For someone trying to understand Machiavelli, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Spanish Reconquista, the atrocities of conquistadors in the New World, the Xenophobia of the Italian Wars coexisting with the globalization of Politics (Avignon, Holy Roman Empire, America) and even a little of the soft underbelly of Catholic Faith, this is really good. Compared to others' sensationalism, this show is more like a loving son's explanation of a disreputable mother.. "yes, she was what you say, but look at the choices; and how did things change?"

It's also difficult to compare once immersed in one version of the Borgia story. But I thought the choice of Doman, and his accent, and all other actors well thought out. Narration by the Vatican Historian Burquardt puts it all into proper perspective, especially through the choice of Schefe's delivery. The comic is introspective and subtle and coated with the gut feeling one gets watching men executed by slow sawing in half, upside-down. Other productions seemed more careless to me, like casting the Three Stooges in an elaborate Hi-Def slapstick porno movie.

It's probably difficult to maintain the intensity, but there should be a season two.