Season 1

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  8.0/102,217 votes

  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

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  8.1/101,819 votes

  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

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  7.9/101,617 votes

  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, Stefano Rulli

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  7.9/101,515 votes

  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, Stefano Rulli

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  8.5/101,538 votes

  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

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  8.0/101,358 votes

  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

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  7.8/101,305 votes

  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, Tony Grisoni

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  8.6/101,495 votes

  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, Tony Grisoni

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  8.7/101,616 votes

  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, Paolo Sorrentino

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  8.7/101,515 votes

  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, Paolo Sorrentino