3.552 minSeason 3 • Episode 14
LatestCesare's ultimate judgment is realized while Lucrezia struggles to make sense of her family's history and its future.
The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance.
Acting
John Doman's Rodrigo devours scenery like communion wafers
Production
Filmed at actual Renaissance locations, zero green screen cowardice
Writing
Tom Fontana's dialogue snaps with Machiavellian wit
Creator
Tom Fontana
John Doman
Rodrigo Borgia
Mark Ryder
Cesare Borgia
Assumpta Serna
Vannozza Catanei
Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Lucrezia Borgia
Marta Gastini
Giulia Farnese
Rafael Cebrian
Rodrigo Borgia Lanzol
Alejandro Albarracín
Alfonso di Calabria
Babsie Steger
Giovanna Farnese
Quentin Faure
Jean de Foix
Sarah Stern
Jeanne de Berry
Marc Saez
Pierre d'Archambaud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Not to be confused with Showtime's 'The Borgias'—this French-German production is the grittier, less pretty sibling that historians prefer.
The Borgia name became so toxic that Rodrigo's successor Pope Julius II—ironically a fellow nepotist—made destroying their legacy a personal mission.
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