The Borgias

About The Borgias

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.

Showtime's The Borgias is a crime series, created by Neil Jordan. The series is filed under 15th century, european history, court intrigue, and renaissance.

It ran for 3 seasons and 29 episodes between April 2011 and June 2013. Seasons run to about 10 episodes.

Jeremy Irons appears as Rodrigo Borgia, François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia, Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia, and Sean Harris as Micheletto. It was produced by Amblin Television, ImageMovers, and Myriad Pictures.

It streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the United States. Borgia, Medici: Masters of Florence, and The Magnificent Century make useful companions to The Borgias, all filed under historical. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 537 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.