First Episode

8.1/10 · 1,232 votesJan 10, 202062 min

Ranked #4 of 9 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

With Pope Pius XIII in a coma, Cardinal Voiello makes an unpredictable move during the deadlocked papal conclave.

Season 1 Episodes9

First Episode

Second Episode

Third Episode

Fourth Episode

Fifth Episode

Sixth Episode

Seventh Episode

Eighth Episode

Ninth Episode

Cast11

Jude Law

Pius XIII / Lenny Belardo

John Malkovich

Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox

Silvio Orlando

Cardinal Voiello / Cardinal Hernandez

Cécile de France

Sofia Dubois

Javier Cámara

Cardinal Gutierrez

Ludivine Sagnier

Esther

Maurizio Lombardi

Cardinal Mario Assente

Henry Goodman

Danny

Massimo Ghini

Cardinal Spalletta

Mark Ivanir

Bauer

Ulrich Thomsen

Doctor Lindegard

Crew5

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer

Umberto Contarello

Writer

Paolo Sorrentino

Director

Stefano Bises

Writer

Craig Cook

Assistant Location Manager

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Episode Summary

"First Episode" is episode 1 of The New Pope season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,232 votes, ranking #4 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and written by Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello, Stefano Bises, it aired on January 10, 2020.

First Episode

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Season 1 Episodes9

Cast11

Crew5

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