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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.
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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.
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Episode 1
Rodrigo successfully bribes and intimidates his way into an election as Pope Alexander VI, making him the new leader of the Catholic Church; powerful Cardinals Della Rovere and Orsini oppose his rise; the Borgias recruit a talented assassin named Micheletto to their cause.
Directed by Neil JordanGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Vernon Dobtcheff, Clive Russell, Michelle Ryan, Bosco Hogan, Aidan Alexander, Anna Spergel
Episode 2
The new Pope wastes no time consolidating power and balancing opposition to him in the College of Cardinals by elevating his children to high office, installing Juan as head of the papal armies and Cesare as a cardinal and his successor, while seeking a politically fortuitous marriage for daughter Lucrezia.
Directed by Neil JordanGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Vernon Dobtcheff, Lotte Verbeek, Olivér Tóth, Montserrat Lombard, Attila Árpa, Derek Jacobi
Episode 3
His coffers depleted by his expensive rise to power, Rodrigo seeks funds through a profitable marriage for Lucrezia that will ally with him Milan, and charges a fee for safe haven in the Holy City to Jews displaced by the Spanish Inquisition; the Borgias host a charming Turkish prince; Micheletto is ordered to rid his patrons of the ongoing threat posed by Della Rovere.
Directed by Simon Cellan JonesGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Lotte Verbeek, Elyes Gabel, Joseph M. Kelly, Isaac O'Sullivan, Robert Demeger, Levente Tasner
Episode 4
Lucrezia's financially and politically motivated wedding to Milanese nobleman Giovanni Sforza is a disaster thanks to Juan's inappropriately bawdy play in his sister's honor, Cesare's brazen flirting with a married baroness, and the arrival of the Borgia children's illegitimate mother; Della Rovere seeks the aid of the illustrious Medici family and their counselor, Machiavelli.
Directed by Simon Cellan JonesGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Lotte Verbeek, Luke Pasqualino, Aidan Alexander, Fabiano Dantas Tavares, Mal Whyte, Dávid Abonyi
Episode 5
Alternately neglected and abused by her cruel husband, Lucrezia has an affair with Paolo, a handsome stable boy; Cesare strikes a bargain with Machiavelli: deny French troops passage across his masters' lands in exchange for suppression of Savonarola, a fiery preacher of anti-Medici sermons; in love with baroness Ursula, Cesare takes drastic action to get rid of her husband.
Directed by John MayburyGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Lotte Verbeek, Luke Pasqualino, Ivan Kaye, Frank Bourke, Emily Taaffe, James Woolley
Episode 6
Della Rovere reaches France and strikes a bargain with its ruler to invade Italy and install him on the Papal throne in exchange for control of Naples; Rodrigo attempts to thwart the invasion through an alliance by marrying his youngest son Joffre to Princess Sancia of Naples (guest star Emmannuelle Chriqui), but Juan nearly sabotages the plan by seducing his prospective sister-in-law.
Directed by John MayburyGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Lotte Verbeek, Luke Pasqualino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Aidan Alexander, Joseph M. Kelly, Alan Westaway, David Bamber
Episode 7
The invasion by King Charles of France and Della Rovere proceeds with victory seemingly inevitable as the French sack the city of Lucca and the Italian powers flee to their banner, with Lucrezia's husband Giovanni Sforza poised to join them in the name of Milan; inventor Leonardo Da Vinci (guest star John Lynch) shows his drawings and blueprints for war machinery to the invaders.
Directed by Jeremy PodeswaGuest stars Vernon Dobtcheff, Lotte Verbeek, Luke Pasqualino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Aidan Alexander, Arkie Reece, Joseph M. Kelly, Edward Petherbridge
Episode 8
The invaders capture a fleeing and pregnant Lucrezia as they march on Rome, but she charms King Charles and is allowed to persuade her brother Juan to withdraw his hopelessly outmatched defensive troops; Pope Alexander VI awaits to learn of his fate as Charles enters the city and makes his way to the Vatican.
Directed by Jeremy PodeswaGuest stars Sean Harris, Vernon Dobtcheff, Lotte Verbeek, Luke Pasqualino, Sebastián Cortes, Zoltán Schmied, Árpád Csernik, Danny Midwinter
Episode 9
Abandoned by even his cardinals, Alexander meets King Charles with humility and saves his throne, even eliciting a confession from the conqueror he crowns as the new "King of France and Naples;" Della Rovere despairs as Charles abandons him; Lucrezia safely gives birth to a son in a convent as the Borgias secure an annulment of her marriage and plot revenge on their enemies.
Directed by Jeremy PodeswaGuest stars Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Vernon Dobtcheff, Lotte Verbeek, Russ Bain, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Aidan Alexander, Richard Shanks
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