Name: The Young Pope
Genre: Drama, Comedy

The Young Pope

Category

TV Series

Genre

Drama, Comedy

MPAA Rating

Seasons

1 minute(s)

Production Co

CANAL+, Italy's Wildside, Haut et Court TV

Distributor

HBO

Official Site

http://www.hbo.com/the-young-pope

Cast and Crew

Director

Paolo Sorrentino

Starring

Jude Law as Mayor's Stableboy
Diane Keaton as Joan Vecchio
Silvio Orlando
Scott Shepherd
Cecile De France as Dune
Javier Camara
Ludivine Sagnier as Elodie
Tony Bertorelli
James Cromwell as Bill Lewis
John Malkovich as Gary

Synopsis

'The Young Pope' tells the controversial story of the beginning of PIUS XIII's Pontificate. Born Lenny Belardo, he is a complex and conflicted character, so conservative in his choices as to border on obscurantism, yet full of compassion towards the weak and poor. He is a man of great power who is stubbornly resistant to the Vatican courtiers, unconcerned with the implications to his authority. During the series, Belardo will face losing those closest to him and the constant fear of being abandoned, even by his God. He is, however, not afraid of undertaking the millennial mission of defending that same God and the world representing Him.