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From breakout roles by Stratford's Colm Feore and Montreal's Francois Arnaud, and Gemini Award-winning production design by Montreal's Francois Seguin, to Emmy-nominated visual effects by Toronto's SPIN VFX, THE BORGIAS captivated nearly 3 million Canadians in its first season.

Jeremy Irons stars as shrewd patriarch Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander in the lavish, nine-episode historical drama written and produced by film director Neil Jordan .

"Sex. Power. Murder. Amen!" So reads one version of the promotional text for "The Borgias," a Showtime series that fills the void once occupied by "The Tudors." Another blurb declares, "The original crime family." As far as tag lines go, both are good; concise, to the point, and decent summaries of the series, which centers on the intrigue and ... (more)

When we meet Rodrigo Borgia , he has one thing in mind: Becoming pope. It's late 15th-century Rome, and when Pope Innocent VIII passes away, what may have been a glimmer in ol' Rodrigo's eyes turns into a full-fledged frenzy.