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Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII
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The Young Pope is a fictional tale
about Lenny Belardo, who becomes Pope Pius XIII and the first ever American
pope. It is a controversial tale about the early reign of his pontificate. As Pius XII he is described as a complex and
conflicted character who is said to be so conservative in his choices as to
border on obscurantism (the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or
full details of something from becoming known). He is a man full of compassion
towards the weak and poor, and as the first American pope, he wheels great
power and is stubbornly resistant to the Vatican courtiers while remaining unconcerned
with the implications to his authority. -- Widescreen
Online Review Summary Rewrite
Season one has ten-episode series and stars two-time Academy Award® nominee
Jude Law as Pius XIII.
Created, written, and directed by Paolo
Sorrentino
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Jude Law & Diane Keaton
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| Diane Keaton as Sister Mary |
Starring
- Jude Law as fictional Pope Pius XIII (born Lenny Belardo), the newly elected Pope struggling with his new responsibilities
- Diane Keaton as Sister Mary, a nun from America living in Vatican City who raised Belardo and helped him reach the papacy
- James Cromwell as Cardinal Michael Spencer, Lenny's mentor
- Silvio Orlando as Cardinal Voiello, Secretary of Stat
- Sebastian Roché as Cardinal Michel Marivaux
- Scott Shepherd as Cardinal Dussolier
- Cécile de France as Sofia, in charge of marketing in the Vatican City
- Javier Cámara as Cardinal Gutierrez, Master of Ceremonies of the Vatican City
- Ludivine Sagnier as Esther, wife of a Swiss guard
- Toni Bertorelli as Cardinal Caltanissetta
- Daniel Vivian as Domen, Pope's butler
- Olivia Macklin as Madre, Pope's mother
Psst. After previewing the above trailer, does Julius Caesar and the Ides of March come to mind.