TV series
The Borgias
Overview
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
Details
- First air date
- 2011-04-03
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 29 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Network
- Showtime
- Production
- Take 5 Productions, Octagon Films, Showtime Networks, BellMedia, ImageMovers, Amblin Television, Myriad Pictures
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia
- François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia
- Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia
- Peter Sullivan as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
- Sean Harris as Micheletto
- Joanne Whalley as Vanozza Cattaneo
- Colm Feore as Giuliano Della Rovere
- Lotte Verbeek as Giulia Farnese
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Cardinal Versucci
- Bosco Hogan as Cardinal Piccolomini
- David Oakes as Juan Borgia
- Gina McKee as Caterina Sforza
Creators and crew
- Neil Jordan - Creator
- Neil Jordan - Executive Producer
- John Weber - Executive Producer
- Jack Rapke - Executive Producer
- Sheila Hockin - Executive Producer
- James Flynn - Executive Producer
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