The Borgias
In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
Cast:Jeremy Irons , François Arnaud , Holliday Grainger , Peter Sullivan , Sean Harris , Joanne Whalley , Lotte Verbeek , Colm Feore , Vernon Dobtcheff , David Oakes , Bosco Hogan , Gina McKee , David Alpay , Julian Bleach , Sebastian De Souza , Thure Lindhardt , Steven Berkoff , Ruta Gedmintas
S1.E1 ∙ The Poisoned Chalice
Extremely ruthless and ambitious cardinal Rodrigo Borgia uses bribery to take advantage of the death of the current Pope and rise to the Papacy.
S1.E2 ∙ The Assassin
Micheletto, Orsini's assassin is recruited by Cesare to defect into the service of Della Rovere who is trying to prove Rodrigo has taken on a mistress.
S1.E3 ∙ The Moor
Sultan Cem of the Ottoman Empire arrives at Rome. Cesare declines his brothers request of using Michelotto. The Pope tries to decide who is to marry his daughter.
S1.E4 ∙ Lucrezia's Wedding
Rodrigo's children insist that their mother be invited to Lucrezia's arranged political marriage to a Sforza, but the Pope resists.
S1.E5 ∙ The Borgias in Love
Cesare Borgia takes the beautiful Ursula Bornadeo as his mistress and vows to revenge himself on her husband who has insulted his mother.
S1.E6 ∙ The French King
In order to ensure a lasting alliance with Naples, the Pope betroths his 13 year old son to his bastard daughter while Della Rovere conspires in France.
S1.E7 ∙ Death, on a Pale Horse
Della Rovere convinces the French king to invade Milan and is aghast at the slaughter while Cesare discovers the abbey where Ursula has retreated after her husband's death.
S1.E8 ∙ The Art of War
Paolo helps Lucrezia and Guilia escape Sforza, but they are captured by advancing French forces as the Pope's cardinals flee Rome before King Charles' military juggernaut.
S1.E9 ∙ Nessuno (Nobody)
The Pope disarms King Charles by promising his support for his Neapolitan claims, and wishes to annul Lucrezia's marriage on grounds of her husband's impotency.
