Contains spoilers i was very excited when showtime announced that it had been working with michael hirst, of the tudors and elizabeth i to produce a show about the borgia family, because i knew it would be visually beautiful. The borgias is a historicalfiction drama television series created by neil jordan. The borgias is a historical drama created by neil jordan based upon the life of rodrigo borgia, later pope alexander vi, and his family. Watch full episodes of the borgias and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
Lucrezia borgia simple english wikipedia, the free. Dorman has had a decent career, mostly in police procedurals like law and order and the wire, but hes not an oscar and emmy winner of prominence like irons. I n 1981, the bbc aired a historical tv series called the borgias, about rodrigo borgia, his successful bid to become pope alexander vi, and his family in late 15thcentury rome. The borgias duas primeiras temporadas da serie chegam a netflix. Lucrezia borgia 29 episodes, 201120 peter sullivan. Micheletto, orsinis assassin is recruited by cesare to defect into the service of della rovere who is. If you dont give a shit about my winding mental processes or shows like the borgias and borgia, then im sorry. The borgias has made a wise choice in branching the story outward. Totally gonna geek out here, but this is the kind of stuff that inspires me. Cesare borgia 29 episodes, 201120 holliday grainger. I just finished the borgias showtime version about.
During the series there are numerous characters the life of which is taken, and naturally there is a lot of sex that has been commonly accepted back then. It was alleged to be characteristic of the renaissance papacy. Where season one was all about stealing the papacy, the multitude of other storylines revolved around sexual escapades. Extremely ruthless and ambitious cardinal rodrigo borgia uses bribery to take advantage of the death of the current pope and rise to the papacy. It is a multinational production with a very diverse cast. I already knew the story of the borgias family because i read a book about it the family of mario puzo. Encontre todas as noticias e videos da serie the borgias. The plot of the borgias is set slightly before the plot of the tudors, and at that time incest was really. Its deliberately paced and its characters might be too unpleasant for some, but the borgias is a lush period drama with high production values and intrigue to spare. Showtime is ending the borgias after three seasons. The king of naples refuses to accept lucrzias child as part of the marriage agreement and pointedly invites caterins sforza and other borgia enemies to the wedding. The borgias is based on the italian borgia dynasty. Ultimately though, its the script that fails doman, not giving. What its about the second season ended with a confession or two.
The series is set in renaissanceera italy and follows the borgia family in their scandalous ascension to the papacy. Jeremy irons inspires fealty from the vatican and television audiences alike in the borgias explosive final season, fictionalizing renaissance. The show recounts the borgia familys rise to power and subsequent domination of the papal states during the renaissance. Lucrezia borgia 18 april 1480 24 june 1519 was the daughter of pope alexander vi, and his longterm mistress vannozza dei cattanei. Lucrezia turns her attentions to a handsome young stable boy as a temporary escape from her loveless marriage. At the television critics association summer press tour, showtime entertainment president david nevins gave a brief update on the status of the borgias, the. In the case of the series called the borgias you will also find these elements. Feel free to skip to the end for my summationepiphany, lol. Her brothers included cesare borgia, giovanni borgia, and gioffre borgia lucrezias family was typical of the ruthless machiavellian politics and sexual corruption of the times. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, the borgias use bribery, simony, intimidation and murder. Showtime cancels the borgias showtime the borgias the june 16 seasonthree finale will mark the end of the neil jordan series. When where thirdseason premiere sunday night at 10 on showtime. Watch the borgias episodes online season 1 2011 tv guide.