Miniseries · Sky Atlantic
The New Pope
Everyone can be a saint.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jude Law
Pius XIII / Lenny Belardo
9 eps
John Malkovich
Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox
9 eps
Silvio Orlando
Cardinal Voiello / Cardinal Hernandez
9 eps
Cécile de France
Sofia Dubois
9 eps
Javier Cámara
Cardinal Gutierrez
9 eps
Ludivine Sagnier
Esther
9 eps
Maurizio Lombardi
Cardinal Mario Assente
9 eps
Henry Goodman
Danny
9 eps
Massimo Ghini
Cardinal Spalletta
9 eps
Mark Ivanir
Bauer
9 eps
Ulrich Thomsen
Doctor Lindegard
9 eps
Janet Henfrey
Lady Brannox
2 eps
Nicolò Galasso
Franciscan
2 eps
Giulio Della Monica
Franciscan
2 eps
Giampaolo Nerini
Priest
2 eps
Tim Barlow
Lord Brannox
2 eps
Osvaldo Alzari
3 eps
Christian Erickson
3 eps
Luciano Roffi
3 eps
Emmanuel Dabone
3 eps
Libero Sansavini
3 eps
Sergio Forconi
3 eps
Michael Fitzpatrick
3 eps
Michelangelo Tarditti
3 eps
Guido Roncalli
3 eps
Joshua Smallwood
Adam Brannox
4 eps
Alessandro Riceci
Fabiano
4 eps
Tony Allotta
Califfo
4 eps
Marcello Romolo
Tommaso Viglietti
2 eps
Calum Potts
John Brannox - 12
2 eps
Charlie Potts
Adam Brannox - 12
2 eps
Claudio Bigagli
Duilio Guicciardini
3 eps
Agnieszka Jania
Sister Ivanka
4 eps
Antonio Petrocelli
Monsignor Luigi Cavallo
6 eps
Kiruna Stamell
The Abbess
6 eps
Nora Waldstätten
Sister Lisette
6 eps
Robert Brodie Booth
Reporter
2 eps
Ramón García
Cardinal Aguirre
6 eps
Jessica Piccolo Valerani
Sister Pamela
4 eps
Evandro Inetti
Vatican Photographer
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The New Pope actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The New Pope reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Eighth Episode
Having uncovered John Paul III's secrets, Voiello begins his plan to regain power. Meanwhile, Lenny Belardo secretly returns to the Vatican.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E01
First Episode
With Pope Pius XIII in a coma, Cardinal Voiello makes an unpredictable move during the deadlocked papal conclave.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E09
Ninth Episode
Pius XIII and John Paul III are forced to confront one another, as terrorists take a priest and six students hostage in Ventotene.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E07
Seventh Episode
Lenny wakes up and seeks to help a wounded family, while a new threat to the Church draws closer.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E04
Fourth Episode
John Paul III travels to Venice to visit Pius XIII. Meanwhile, a tragedy in Lourdes calls for the presence of the new Pope.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E06
Sixth Episode
Priest Leopold Essence tips off Sofia Dubois to her husband's dark secrets which leads her to a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Pope John Paul III speaks with Cardinal Spalletta about a financial scandal that could crush the Vatican.
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E09
Ninth Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E07
Seventh Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E08
Eighth Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E05
Fifth Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E06
Sixth Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
S01E04
Fourth Episode
- Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Paolo Sorrentino
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Davide Bertoni
Executive producer
Jude Law
Executive producer
Carole Scotta
Executive producer
Lorenzo Mieli
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Sonia Rovai
Executive producer
Javier Méndez
Executive producer
Simon Arnal
Executive producer
Mario Gianani
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nils Hartmann
Executive producer
Caroline Benjo
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jaume Roures
Executive producer
Lorenzo Gangarossa
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Elena Recchia
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Riccardo Neri
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Laurence Brown
Executive producer
Stefano Bises
Writer
Umberto Contarello
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Davide BertoniExecutive Producer
- Jude LawExecutive Producer
- Carole ScottaExecutive Producer
- Lorenzo MieliExecutive Producer
- Sonia RovaiExecutive Producer
- Javier MéndezExecutive Producer
Writing
- Stefano BisesWriter
- Paolo SorrentinoWriter
- Umberto ContarelloWriter
Direction
- Paolo SorrentinoDirector
Cinematography
- Luca BigazziDirector of Photography
Music
- Lele MarchitelliOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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