Borgia (TV series)
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Borgia is a historical fiction television series created by Tom Fontana
. The series is a French/German production and will recount the Borgia
family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Vatican during the Renaissance.
, for French premium-pay TV Canal+
in association with EOS Entertainment, and was filmed in the Czech Republic. International distribution is handled by Beta Film GmbH.
The series premiered in Israel on yes Drama and yes Drama HD on October 22nd, 2011.
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana is an American writer and producer.-TV career:Fontana has been a writer/producer for such series as Oz , The Jury, The Beat, The Bedford Diaries, Homicide: Life on the Street, St...
. The series is a French/German production and will recount the Borgia
Borgia
The Borgias, also known as the Borjas, Borjia, were a European Papal family of Italian and Spanish origin with the name stemming from the familial fief seat of Borja belonging to their Aragonese Lords; they became prominent during the Renaissance. The Borgias were patrons of the arts, and their...
family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Vatican during the Renaissance.
Production
The series is produced by Atlantique Productions, a subsidiary of Lagardère EntertainmentLagardère Group
Lagardère is a French-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group once covered a broad range of industries but is now largely focused on the media sector, in which it is one of the world’s leading companies...
, for French premium-pay TV Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
in association with EOS Entertainment, and was filmed in the Czech Republic. International distribution is handled by Beta Film GmbH.
Cast
- John DomanJohn DomanJohn Doman is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner William Rawls on HBO series The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and Colonel Edward Galson on Oz in 2001....
- Rodrigo Borgia/Alexander VIPope Alexander VIPope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet... - Mark Ryder - Cesare BorgiaCesare BorgiaCesare Borgia , Duke of Valentinois, was an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal. He was the son of Pope Alexander VI and his long-term mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei. He was the brother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giovanni Borgia , Duke of Gandia; and Gioffre Borgia , Prince of Squillace...
- Marta GastiniMarta GastiniMarta Gastini is an Italian actress, best known for her supporting role in the 2011 film The Rite.-Life and career:...
- Giulia FarneseGiulia FarneseGiulia Farnese was mistress to Pope Alexander VI. She was known as Giulia la bella, meaning "Julia the beautiful", in Italian. Lorenzo Pucci described her as "most lovely to behold"... - Isolda DychaukIsolda DychaukIsolda Dychauk is a German actress of Russian descent.- Career :Isolda Dychauk was born in 1993 in Surgut and moved to Berlin in 2002 with her mother. In addition to her native language Russian, she learned to speak German accent-free. In 2003 she was admitted to the Berlin based acting school...
- Lucrezia BorgiaLucrezia BorgiaLucrezia Borgia [luˈkrɛtsia ˈbɔrʤa] was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia... - Stanley Weber - Juan BorgiaGiovanni Borgia (1474)Giovanni Borgia, 2nd duke of Gandía was the son of Pope Alexander VI and the brother of Cesare Borgia, Gioffre Borgia, and Lucrezia Borgia. Giovanni, also known as Juan or Joan, was the second of the Pope's four children by Vanozza de' Catanei...
- Assumpta SernaAssumpta SernaAssumpta Serna is a Spanish actress. She is known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she may be most remembered for her role as Peninsular War guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first...
- Vannozza CattaneiVannozza dei CattaneiVannozza dei Cattanei was an Italian noblewoman from the House of Candia, who was one of the many mistresses of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, future Pope Alexander VI. Among them, she was the one whose relationship with him lasted the longest... - Diarmuid Noyes - Alessandro FarneseAlessandro FarneseAlessandro Farnese may refer to:*Pope Paul III *Alessandro Farnese , Paul's grandson*Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza , Paul's great-grandson...
- Udo KierUdo KierUdo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:...
- Pope Innocent VIIIPope Innocent VIIIPope Innocent VIII , born Giovanni Battista Cybo , was Pope from 1484 until his death.-Early years:Giovanni Battista Cybo was born at Genoa of Greek extraction... - Rudolf MartinRudolf MartinRudolf Martin is a German actor working mainly in the US. He first appeared in off-Broadway productions and then moved on to extensive TV and film work. He has made guest appearances on numerous hit television series and recently started working in Germany as well. He currently resides in Los...
- Francheschetto Cibo - Christian McKayChristian McKay-Early life:McKay was born in Bury, Lancashire. His mother is a hairdresser and his father is a railway worker. He studied piano as a youth, and had performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 at age 21...
- Ascanio SforzaAscanio SforzaAscanio Maria Sforza Visconti was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, generally known as a skilled diplomat who played a major role in the election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI.-Early years:... - Victor Schefé - Johann BurchardJohann BurchardJohann Burchard, also spelled Johannes Burchart was an Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance....
- Andrea SawatzkiAndrea SawatzkiAndrea Sawatzki is a German actress. Since 2002 she has starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series Tatort as police inspector Charlotte Sänger....
- Adriana de Mila - Laura Fedorowycz - Silvia Ruffini
Season 1
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| Italy (Sky Sky Italia Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 1 August 2003, when the former platforms TELE+ and Stream TV merged together... ) | France (Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted... ) | Austria (ORF 2) | Germany (ZDF ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... ) |
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| 1 | 1492 | Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang.- Career :... |
10 July 2011 | 10 October 2011 | 13 October 2011 | 17 October 2011 |
| 2 | Ondata di calore | |||||
| 3 | A Sacred Vow | 9 September 2011 | 17 October 2011 | 14 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 | |
| 4 | Wisdom of the Holy Spirit | |||||
| 5 | The Bonds of Matrimony | Dearbhla Walsh Dearbhla Walsh Dearbhla Walsh is an Irish film and television director who has worked on drama series for several television channels in Ireland and the United Kingdom, including episodes of EastEnders, Shameless and The Tudors. She won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or... |
16 September 2011 | 24 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 | 20 October 2011 |
| 6 | Legitimacy | |||||
| 7 | Maneuvers | Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin Metin Hüseyin is a British television and film director.-Biography:His debut film, Tight Trousers, was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1989, and in 1998 he received an RTS award and a British Academy Television Award nomination for Common as Muck and The History of a... |
23 September 2011 | 31 October 2011 | 21 October 2011 | 24 October 2011 |
| 8 | Prelude to an Apocalypse | |||||
| 9 | The Invasion of Rome | Christoph Schrewe | 30 September 2011 | 24 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 | |
| 10 | Miracles | |||||
| 11 | God's Monster | Metin Hüseyin | 7 October 2011 | 25 October 2011 | 27 October 2011 | |
| 12 | The Serpent Rises | |||||
The series premiered in Israel on yes Drama and yes Drama HD on October 22nd, 2011.