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The Borgias

Name: The Borgias
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2011
Rating: 7.6

76% Match2011TV-MA3 Seasons7.6

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.

Starring Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Sean Harris, Thure Lindhardt
By Neil Jordan

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The Poisoned ChaliceRodrigo successfully bribes and intimidates his way into an election as Pope Alexander VI, making him the new leader of the Catholic Church; powerful Cardinals 50m
The AssassinThe new Pope wastes no time consolidating power and balancing opposition to him in the College of Cardinals by elevating his children to high office, installing52m
The MoorHis 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 a53m
Lucrezia's WeddingLucrezia's financially and politically motivated wedding to Milanese nobleman Giovanni Sforza is a disaster thanks to Juan's inappropriately bawdy play in his s58m
The Borgias in LoveAlternately neglected and abused by her cruel husband, Lucrezia has an affair with Paolo, a handsome stable boy; Cesare strikes a bargain with Machiavelli: deny53m
The French KingDella 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 53m
Death, on a Pale HorseThe 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 f52m
The Art of WarThe 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 51m