The Borgias (2011)

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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.

• Released: 2011-04-03
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Seasons: 3, 29 episodes
• Episode length: 50m
• Network: Showtime
• Status: Canceled
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 534 votes

Created by Neil Jordan.

Top cast

• Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia
• François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia
• Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia
• Sean Harris as Micheletto
• Thure Lindhardt as Rufio
• Sebastian de Souza as Alfonso of Aragon

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Borgias

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on Channel 4; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads

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