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The Borgias

Name: The Borgias
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2011-04-03
Cast: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Sean Harris, Thure Lindhardt

2011 | 3 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Crime

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Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (66 on Metacritic) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite a short run with a modest audience. A strong pick for the weekend.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Goliath, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 24 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.