TV Series2020 · 1 season · 9 episodes · Ended

The New Pope

Name: The New Pope
Genre: Drama
Cast: Jude Law, John Malkovich, Silvio Orlando, Cécile de France, Javier Cámara

Taste attributes: dramaslowunsavouryheavygrittycomplex relationship

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"Everyone can be a saint."

Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, dark drama series, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.7 /10

TMDB · 85 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 9 episodes

Episodes (9)

1Episode 110 Jan 2020
With Pope Pius XIII in a coma, Cardinal Voiello makes an unpredictable move during the deadlocked papal conclave.
2Episode 210 Jan 2020
Voiello, Guiterrez, Assente, Aguirre and Sofia make a trip to the UK to appeal to the alluring but fragile Sir John Brannox.
3Episode 317 Jan 2020
As Sir John leaves for the Vatican, everything appears to be going to plan. But the secretary of state could never have predicted Cardinal Spalletta's next move.
4Episode 417 Jan 2020
John Paul III travels to Venice to visit Pius XIII. Meanwhile, a tragedy in Lourdes calls for the presence of the new Pope.
5Episode 524 Jan 2020
John Paul III meets Sharon Stone, who gives him new ideas. Meanwhile, the connection between the Pope and Sofia deepens.
6Episode 624 Jan 2020
Priest Leopold Essence tips off Sofia Dubois to her husband's dark secrets which leads her to a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Pope John Paul III speaks with Cardinal Spalletta about a financial scandal that could crush the Vatican.
7Episode 731 Jan 2020
Lenny wakes up and seeks to help a wounded family, while a new threat to the Church draws closer.
8Episode 831 Jan 2020
Having uncovered John Paul III's secrets, Voiello begins his plan to regain power. Meanwhile, Lenny Belardo secretly returns to the Vatican.
9Episode 97 Feb 2020
Pius XIII and John Paul III are forced to confront one another, as terrorists take a priest and six students hostage in Ventotene.

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”

Synopsis: TMDB