The Borgias - Season 2 - Eps 8: Truth and Lies
Juan returns to Rome trying to spin his combat injury as proof of his valor, but Cesare exposes his brother's ignoble behavior; Lucrezia takes a lover in her intended husband's younger brother; Della Rovere has recruited an angel-faced young friar as his suicide assassin, and the young man advances their agenda with a bold move against the Pope's food taster.
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.
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