The Young Pope: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Young Pope tells the controversial story of the beginning of Pius XIII's pontificate. Born Lenny Belardo, he is a complex and conflicted character, so conservative in his choices as to border on obscurantism, yet full of compassion towards the weak and poor. The first American pope, Pius XIII is a man of great power who is stubbornly resistant to the Vatican courtiers, unconcerned with the implications to his authority.

Series details

• Title: The Young Pope
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2016-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Atlantic
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 20412
• IMDb ID: tt3655448
• TVDB ID: 313969

Cast and credited roles

• Diane Keaton — Sister Mary
• Silvio Orlando — Cardinal Voiello
• Scott Shepherd — Cardinal Dussolier
• Jude Law — Lenny Belardo / Pope Pius XIII
• James Cromwell — Cardinal Michael Spencer
• Javier Cámara — Monsignor Gutierrez
• Tony Bertorelli — Cardinal Caltanissetta
• Cécile de France — Sofia
• Ludivine Sagnier — Esther

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-21; final listed air date 2016-11-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Young Pope 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.