The Borgias

Season 1 (9 Episodes)

3 Seasons 2011 TV-MA 50m 7.9

Pope Innocent VIII dies. Rodrigo Borgia wins election as Pope Alexander VI by bribing enough of the cardinals to vote for him in conclave. Alexander "packs" the College of Cardinals with 13 new members, including his son Cesare. He then tries to contract an alliance with the powerful family of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, one of his two original rivals for the Papacy. That alliance, ever fragile, breaks after Alexander's other rival, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere (the future Pope ...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Poisoned Chalice

1. The Poisoned Chalice

Aired: Apr 3, 2011

Extremely ruthless and ambitious cardinal Rodrigo Borgia uses bribery to take...

Episode 2 The Assassin

2. The Assassin

Aired: Apr 3, 2011

Micheletto, Orsini's assassin is recruited by Cesare to defect into the servi...

Episode 3 The Moor

3. The Moor

Aired: Apr 10, 2011

Sultan Cem of the Ottoman Empire arrives at Rome. Cesare declines his brother...

Episode 4 Lucrezia's Wedding

4. Lucrezia's Wedding

Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Rodrigo's children insist that their mother be invited to Lucrezia's arranged...

Episode 5 The Borgias in Love

5. The Borgias in Love

Aired: Apr 24, 2011

Cesare Borgia takes the beautiful Ursula Bornadeo as his mistress and vows to...

Episode 6 The French King

6. The French King

Aired: May 1, 2011

In order to ensure a lasting alliance with Naples, the Pope betroths his 13 y...

Episode 8 The Art of War

8. The Art of War

Aired: May 15, 2011

Paolo helps Lucrezia and Guilia escape Sforza, but they are captured by advan...

Episode 9 Nessuno (Nobody)

9. Nessuno (Nobody)

Aired: May 22, 2011

The Pope disarms King Charles by promising his support for his Neapolitan cla...

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Info about The Borgias

Current Status: Canceled

Network: Showtime

Production Countries: Array, Array, Array, Array

Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance, History

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