The Borgias - Season 2 - Eps 3: The Beautiful Deception
Alexander VI refuses to allow a Catholic burial for Paolo, despite his doubts about the stable boy’s suicide, causing Lucrezia to embark on a hunger strike that threatens the life of her infant son; the French army heads back to Rome, allied with Sforza; Della Rovere slips back into the city unnoticed to launch a plot against the Pope’s life.
About The Borgias
Title: The Borgias
First Air Date: 2011-04-03
Last Air Date: 2013-06-16
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.6/10 (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.
Cast
Jeremy Irons
Rodrigo Borgia
François Arnaud
Cesare Borgia
Holliday Grainger
Lucrezia Borgia
Joanne Whalley
Vanozza Cattaneo
Colm Feore
Giuliano Della Rovere
Peter Sullivan
Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
Sean Harris
Micheletto
Lotte Verbeek
Giulia Farnese
Thure Lindhardt
Rufio
Vernon Dobtcheff
Cardinal Versucci
