Borgia

TV Series
2011–2014
TV-MA
52m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Period Drama Biography Drama History

Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

7.4K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,687

293

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total

Episodes38

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Trivia
Nearly all of the principal actors and actresses were using their natural accents (be they American, Russian, Czech, Italian, et cetera) with a few notable exceptions. Mark Ryder (Cesare Borgia) and Diarmuid Noyes (Alessandro Farnese) are Irish but used English accents on the show. Even Stanley Weber (Juan Borgia) moderates his French accent, though he doesn't sound as English as his on-screen brother. This is because the series was intended for dubbing into non-English European languages (French, German, et cetera).

Goofs
A choke pear (called "Pope's pear") is used to torture a convicted homosexual in the 2nd season. Choke pears were unknown before the 17th century, more than 100 years after the show's time frame. 15th century's punishments for pederasty were not so cruel (penalty, branding).

Connections
Referenced in Vsechnopárty: Episode dated 18 March 2016 (2016)

Jeremy Irons has the talent and the voice, but he is not Alexander VI. He doesn't look like Rodrigo Borja.- Showtime has success in the suntous technical aspects, the Jordan direction, and a great Cesar Borgia by Francois Arnaud.-

This one has a much better script, more historically accurate (even there some huge historical mistakes) and better actors in the supporting roles.-

Specially great are the ladies Vanossa, Julia and Lucrezia

I love all the intrigues between the cardinals, and the roman families.- People complain about the languages. but real life Rodrigo Borgia probably sound exactly like Pope Francis, speaking an intelligible Italian.

Any way all the actors looks much more the historical figures, than in the show time miniseries. And this is another point in favor.

There are good reasons why this TV was renewed and the Irons was canceled.-