The Borgias: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This expansive drama series stars Oscar winner Jeremy Irons in his Golden Globe-nominated role as Pope Alexander VI, the cunning, manipulative patriarch of the infamous Borgia dynasty, who builds an empire by bribing, buying and muscling his way into the papacy.

Series details

• Title: The Borgias
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2011-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 515

Cast and credited roles

• Jeremy Irons — Rodrigo Borgia
• François Arnaud — Cesare Borgia
• Holliday Grainger — Lucrezia Borgia
• Sean Harris — Micheletto
• Joanne Whalley — Vanozza Cattaneo
• Lotte Verbeek — Giulia Farnese
• Colm Feore — Cardinal Della Rovere
• David Oakes — Juan Borgia
• Aidan Alexander — Joffre Borgia
• Simon McBurney — Johannes Burchart
• Derek Jacobi — Cardinal Orsini

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-04-03; final listed air date 2011-05-22; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-04-08; final listed air date 2012-06-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-04-14; final listed air date 2013-06-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Borgias 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.