7.4/10859 votesLoading...#1 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
7.6/10841 votesLoading...#2 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
7.6/10816 votesLoading...#3 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
7.6/10820 votesLoading...#4 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
7.7/101,031 votesLoading...#5 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
8.1/101,139 votesLoading...#6 - 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, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
8.5/10937 votesLoading...#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: Umberto Contarello, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
8.5/10824 votesLoading...#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: Umberto Contarello, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
8.6/10945 votesLoading...#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: Umberto Contarello, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises
The Worst Episodes of The New Pope
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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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Third Episode" is the worst rated episode of "The New Pope". It scored 7.4/10 based on 859 votes. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and written by Umberto Contarello, Paolo Sorrentino, Stefano Bises, it aired on 1/17/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fourth Episode".