The Borgias kicked off on Sky Atlantic last night and from first viewing I can reccomend it. It is in a similar vein to The Tudors with Jeremy Irons portrayal of Rodrigo Borgia similar to Jonathan Rhys Meyers of Henry VIII. Steven Berkoff and David Jacobi are in the supporting cast.
The story revolves around Rodrigo Borgia’s election to the papacy through bribery. Back in the 1400’s the papacy was one of the most powerful positions on the world political stage. He is not the best liked pope and so pretty soon the cardinals begin to plot against him with the first episode ending after Borgias narrowly escaped a poisoning plot.
I have high hopes for this series, but then again I do enjoy a good historical epic. It may play fast and loose with the facts but so what? Showtime make these kind of shows so well as they proved with The Tudors .
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