The Borgias - Season 1 - Eps 2: The Assassin

Name: Eps 2: The Assassin
Released: 2011-04-03
Rating: 3.8

2011-04-03 • 52 min • ⭐ 7.571/10

The new Pope wastes no time consolidating power and balancing opposition to him in the College of Cardinals by elevating his children to high office, installing Juan as head of the papal armies and Cesare as a cardinal and his successor, while seeking a politically fortuitous marriage for daughter Lucrezia.

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About The Borgias

Title: The Borgias

First Air Date: 2011-04-03

Last Air Date: 2013-06-16

Status: Canceled

Rating: 7.571/10 (from 506 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 29

Network: Showtime

Genres: Drama, Crime

Production Companies: Take 5 Productions, Octagon Films, Showtime Networks, BellMedia, ImageMovers, Amblin Television, Myriad Pictures

Synopsis

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.