Call Me Francis: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Call Me Francis is a 4 part biographical miniseries that chronicles Pope Francis' life, his controversial political leanings, his remarkable humanitarian work and his ascent to Papacy starring Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán and Muriel Santa Ana. The miniseries opens with Jorge Mario Bergoglio's early years in Buenos Aires in the 1960's and depicts his journey through the height of Argentina's "Dirty Wars" during the 70's and 80's, culminating in his appointment as Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope in history, in 2013.

Series details

• Title: Call Me Francis
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2016-12-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23115
• TVDB ID: 319480

Cast and credited roles

• Rodrigo De la Serna — Father Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-12-16; final listed air date 2016-12-16; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Call Me Francis on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.