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The Young Pope

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ABC | HBO | Sky | Canal+ | Release Date: January 15, 2017

Summary: New York cardinal Lenny Belardo (Jude Law) is elected as the new pope through machinations by Cardinal Voiello (Silvio Orlando) who thought the 47-year-old would amenable to his ideas. However, the new Pontiff who takes the name Pius XIII, prefers seeking advice from Sister Mary (Diane Keaton), who raised him at the orphanage.

TheNew York cardinal Lenny Belardo (Jude Law) is elected as the new pope through machinations by Cardinal Voiello (Silvio Orlando) who thought the 47-year-old would amenable to his ideas. However, the new Pontiff who takes the name Pius XIII, prefers seeking advice from Sister Mary (Diane Keaton), who raised him at the orphanage.

The 10-part miniseries from Paolo Sorrentino premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2016.
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Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

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S1:E10. Tenth Episode
Air Date: February 13, 2017
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S1:E9. Ninth Episode
Air Date: February 12, 2017
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S1:E8. Eighth Episode
Air Date: February 6, 2017

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The Detroit News

Tom Long

Jan 13, 2017

Season 1 Review: Lush, often surreal, filled with contradictory characters and backstabbing intrigue, The Young Pope is one of the more remarkable television shows in memory. Read full review

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Under The Radar

Joseph Ragusa

Jan 25, 2017

Season 1 Review: In the end, it's Law's incredible performance--certainly one of his best--that makes Lenny compelling, mysterious, and complex. We can't help but fall under his charismatic spell and stick with him through trying moments. Read full review

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Vox.com

Caroline Framke

Jan 17, 2017

Season 1 Review: At all times, The Young Pope is a meticulously filmed series featuring a fantastic central performance--plus a bonus Diane Keaton as the Young Pope’s nun mentor!--that knows better than to take itself completely seriously. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Deborah Young

Sep 7, 2016

Season 1 Review: Sorrentino's taste for the grotesque at times gets out of hand, but generally serves him well in this comic approach to the hidebound traditions of the miniscule Papal state. Read full review

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Yahoo TV

Ken Tucker

Jan 12, 2017

Season 1 Review: It really depends on how drawn in you are by the Vatican intrigue crafted by show creator Paolo Sorrentino, and how beguiled you are by Jude Law’s performance. Read full review

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Vicki Hyman

Jan 17, 2017

Season 1 Review: With its over-the-top plot and rococo themes, it just comes across as Eurotrash--intellectually pretentious, but it sure is pretty to look at it. Read full review

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Chris Cabin

Jan 10, 2017

Season 1 Review: The Young Pope is TV’s equivalent of a dorm-room poster of Bob Marley blowing smoke or the Lenny Bruce mugshot: a depleted symbol of a radical reaction to society that finally most clearly represents the status quo. Read full review

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JesuIsChrist

Nov 12, 2019

Странно что у столь хорошего сериала, так мало оценок и они столь низкие.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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Barbara_Barus

Jan 8, 2020

The Young Pope is truly amazing HBO TV-series if you worry that you don't know much about Vatican city or Catholics then don't worry, It's open for everyone
1. Main characters are incredibly good, Jude Law and Silvio Orlando are amazing
2. Visual and atmosphere are 11/10 even though not oneThe Young Pope is truly amazing HBO TV-series if you worry that you don't know much about Vatican city or Catholics then don't worry, It's open for everyone
1. Main characters are incredibly good, Jude Law and Silvio Orlando are amazing
2. Visual and atmosphere are 11/10 even though not one scene was shot in the Vatican Recommendation for all who tired of the Game of Thrones… Expand

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brockcheese

May 20, 2019

This movie is a strange long art piece sprinkled with bits of questioning and reasoning on a pope's ;'

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 15, 2017
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  S1:E10. Tenth Episode
  Air Date: February 13, 2017
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  S1:E9. Ninth Episode
  Air Date: February 12, 2017
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  S1:E8. Eighth Episode
  Air Date: February 6, 2017
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  S1:E7. Seventh Episode
  Air Date: February 5, 2017
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  S1:E6. Sixth Episode
  Air Date: January 30, 2017
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  S1:E5. Fifth Episode
  Air Date: January 29, 2017
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  S1:E4. Fourth Episode
  Air Date: January 23, 2017
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  S1:E3. Third Episode
  Air Date: January 22, 2017
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  S1:E2. Second Episode
  Air Date: January 16, 2017
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  S1:E1. First Episode
  Air Date: January 15, 2017