- 8.0/1010 votes
#1 - Eighth Episode
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2016
Gutierrez is dejected by his failure to find evidence against Cardinal Kurtwell, but a new witness may be able to give him what he is looking for.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 7.9/109 votes
#2 - Ninth Episode
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/2016
Pope Pius XIII prepares to reveal himself publicly for the first time in a pastoral visit to Venice, but not before settling some scores.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 7.7/1013 votes
#3 - First Episode (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2016
Lenny sets down the ground rules for his first speech at St. Peter's. Cardinal Spencer spurns an olive branch.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 7.3/1011 votes
#4 - Second Episode
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2016
After his inaugural speech makes it clear that he will not be manipulated, Lenny makes enemies within the Vatican. However, he gains one ardent follower.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 7.2/108 votes
#5 - Eighth Episode
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/31/2020
Having uncovered John Paul III's secrets, Voiello begins his plan to regain power. Meanwhile, Lenny Belardo secretly returns to the Vatican.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 7.1/1011 votes
#6 - Third Episode
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2016
Believing that the only way to end Lenny's papacy is to involve him in a scandal, Cardinal Secretary of State Voiello blackmails Ester to seduce the pontiff.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 7.1/109 votes
#7 - Ninth Episode
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/2020
Pius XIII and John Paul III are forced to confront one another, as terrorists take a priest and six students hostage in Ventotene.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 7.0/109 votes
#8 - First Episode
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2020
With Pope Pius XIII in a coma, Cardinal Voiello makes an unpredictable move during the deadlocked papal conclave.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.9/1014 votes
#9 - First Episode (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2016
Newly elected Pope Pius XIII, a.k.a. Lenny Belardo, defies Vatican expectations as he begins his reign.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 6.8/1011 votes
#10 - Fourth Episode
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2016
Lenny enjoys a night away from the Vatican with a childhood friend, whilst Voiello has a crisis of conscience when an opportunity presents itself.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 6.8/1012 votes
#11 - Sixth Episode
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2016
Dussollier blames himself after a tragedy and returns to Honduras. With Lenny's supporters dwindling, he questions whether his papacy is coming to an end.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 6.8/109 votes
#12 - Seventh Episode
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/31/2020
Lenny wakes up and seeks to help a wounded family, while a new threat to the Church draws closer.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.7/1011 votes
#13 - Fifth Episode
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2016
Nine months into Lenny's papacy, he gives his first audience to the Italian prime minister. Dussolier carries out a controversial edict.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 6.7/1010 votes
#14 - Seventh Episode
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2016
Reeling from a personal loss, Pope Pius XIII makes an impulsive decision to visit Africa, meeting a revered missionary who stirs mixed feelings inside him.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
- 6.6/109 votes
#15 - Second Episode
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2020
Voiello, Guiterrez, Assente, Aguirre and Sofia make a trip to the UK to appeal to the alluring but fragile Sir John Brannox.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.3/109 votes
#16 - Third Episode
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2020
As Sir John leaves for the Vatican, everything appears to be going to plan. But the secretary of state could never have predicted Cardinal Spalletta's next move.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.3/109 votes
#17 - Fourth Episode
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2020
John Paul III travels to Venice to visit Pius XIII. Meanwhile, a tragedy in Lourdes calls for the presence of the new Pope.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.3/109 votes
#18 - Fifth Episode
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2020
John Paul III meets Sharon Stone, who gives him new ideas. Meanwhile, the connection between the Pope and Sofia deepens.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello
- 6.2/109 votes
#19 - Sixth Episode
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/24/2020
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.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Umberto Contarello