8.1/101,145 votes8.1/10(1,145)#1 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
7.7/101,037 votes7.7/10(1,037)#2 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
7.4/10865 votes7.4/10(865)#3 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
7.6/10847 votes7.6/10(847)#4 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
7.6/10822 votes7.6/10(822)#5 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
7.6/10826 votes7.6/10(826)#6 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
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8.5/10943 votes8.5/10(943)#7 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
8.5/10829 votes8.5/10(829)#8 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
8.6/10951 votes8.6/10(951)#9 - 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: Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:Sky Atlantic
Episodes
9
Avg. Rating
8.0
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.1
7.7
7.4
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"First Episode" is the best rated episode of "The New Pope" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1145 votes. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and written by Stefano Bises, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello, it aired on 1/10/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Second Episode".
