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)
Dejan Cukic	...	Guiliano Della Rovere (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Christian McKay	...	Cardinal Sforza (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

i couldn't make it past the first episode...

I'm a lover of the time period in which the Borgia's, the Medici, the svorzas were the talk of Italy. the story of Rodrigo and his family has been more than intriguing, BUT in this particular series, i couldn't be immersed in the time period or in the characters. my reasons? the acting seems like "acting". over the top melodramatics made me feel like i was watching a Mexican soap opera. the accents were terrible and too distracting. Rodrigo had a harsh American accent that made me feel like i was waiting for a push by Smucker's jam to buy their product. his two sons, Cesare and Juan had two totally different accents as well as his daughter Lucretia and her mother. with one person speaking in a harsh American tone, another in an almost french accent, and then another sounding Spanish and another being an almost olde English, i honestly couldn't focus on the story or what was going on because everything seemed so... wrong.