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=== Season 1 - Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011) ===
=== Season 1 - Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011) ===
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'''(March 1492 – June 1493)'''


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=== Season 2 - Borgia: Rules of Love, Rules of War (2013) ===
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Borgia
GenreHistorical fiction Transgressive fiction Action-adventure
Created byTom Fontana
Directed by
Starring
ComposersCyril Morin (season 1)
Eric Neveux (seasons 2–3)
Country of origin
  • France
  • Germany
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Klaus Zimmermann
  • Fabrice de la Patellièr
  • Ferdinand Dohna
  • Jan Mojto
  • Petr Moravec

Aaron Seliquini (assistant)
Production locations
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
CinematographyOusama Rawi (season 1 and 2) James Welland (season 3)
Running time52 minutes
Original release
Network
Release10 July 2011 (2011-07-10) –
27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)

Borgia (also known as Borgia: Faith and Fear) is a French-German-Czech-Italian historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana. The show recounts the Borgia family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance.[1][2]

Borgia debuted in Italy via Sky Italia on 10 July 2011 and in North America via Netflix on 2 October 2011. It was since renewed for a second season, which premiered in France on Canal+ on 18 March 2013,[3] and on Netflix on 1 May 2013. A third and final season premiered in France on Canal+ on 15 September 2014[3] and on Netflix on 1 November 2014.[4] The series finale aired in France on Canal+ on 27 October 2014 as the 38th episode overall.

Production

The series is produced by Atlantique Productions, a subsidiary of Lagardère Entertainment, for French premium-pay TV Canal+ in association with EOS Entertainment, and was filmed in the Czech Republic and Italy. Czech production was held by company Etic films.[2] International distribution is handled by Beta Film GmbH. Season 3 was filmed between 27 May 2013 and 27 January 2014.

International production

Even though the series is considered a French-German-Czech-Italian production,[by whom?] the whole setup is very international. The series creator, producer, and lead writer Tom Fontana, as well as the other writers including Sean Whitesell (House M.D., Cold Case, Homicide: Life on the Street),[5] Gina Gionfriddo (Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent)[6] and Larry Cohen (HBO's In Treatment, The Philanthropist), among several others are all American. Season 2 sees French writer Audrey Fouché join the writing team.[7]

The directors come from several different parts of Europe, Oliver Hirschbiegel (Diana, The Invasion starring Daniel Craig)[8] and Christoph Schrewe[9] are Germans, Dearbhla Walsh is Irish and best known for her work in UK (The Tudors, Shameless, BBC's Little Dorrit),[10] Metin Hüseyin is British (Inspector Lewis, Shameless, Merlin)[11] and Thomas Vincent[12] is French. The series follows a rather unusual format in that each director is in charge of directing at least two consecutive episodes before handing the series over to a new director.

The main character, Rodrigo Borgia, is portrayed by American actor John Doman[13] (The Wire). The rest of the cast hails from United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Czech Republic, but countries like Republic of Ireland, Denmark, and Spain and several others are also represented.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest starring

Episodes

Season 1 - Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011)

(March 1492 – June 1493)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
Italy (Sky) France (Canal+) Austria (ORF 2) Germany (ZDF) Belgium (La Deux)
1 1 1492 Oliver Hirschbiegel Tom Fontana 10 July 2011 10 October 2011 13 October 2011 17 October 2011 6 May 2014
2 2 Ondata di calore Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Kyle Bradstreet & Brant Englestein
3 3 A Sacred Vow Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Frank Pugliese & Brant Englestein
9 September 2011 17 October 2011 14 October 2011 19 October 2011 13 May 2014
4 4 Wisdom of the Holy Spirit Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Brant Englestein & Frank Pugliese
5 5 The Bonds of Matrimony Dearbhla Walsh Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Gina Gionfriddo
16 September 2011 24 October 2011 19 October 2011 20 October 2011 20 May 2014
6 6 Legitimacy Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Bradford Winters
7 7 Maneuvers Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Andrea Ciannavei
23 September 2011 31 October 2011 21 October 2011 24 October 2011 27 May 2014
8 8 Prelude to an Apocalypse Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Thomas Kelly
9 9 The Invasion of Rome Christoph Schrewe Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Sean Whitesell
30 September 2011 7 November 2011 24 October 2011 26 October 2011 3 June 2014
10 10 Miracles Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: James Yoshimura
11 11 God's Monster Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Kevin Deiboldt
7 October 2011 14 November 2011 25 October 2011 27 October 2011 10 June 2014
12 12 The Serpent Rises Tom Fontana

Season 2 - Borgia: Rules of Love, Rules of War (2013)

(February 1494 – September 1494)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
Italy (Sky) France (Canal+) Austria (ORF 2) Germany (ZDF) Belgium (La Deux)
13 1 The Time of Sweet Desires Dearbhla Walsh Tom Fontana 13 September 2013 18 March 2013 25 September 2013 30 September 2013 ...
14 2 Ash Wednesday Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Brant Englestein
15 3 Palm Sunday Christoph Schrewe Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Bradford Winters
20 September 2013 25 March 2013 27 September 2013 1 October 2013 ...
16 4 Pax Vobiscum Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Andrea Ciannavei
17 5 Ascension Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Sean Whitesell
27 September 2013 1 April 2013 1 October 2013 3 October 2013 ...
18 6 Pentecost Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Larry J. Cohen
19 7 The Blessed Trinity Thomas Vincent Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Brant Englestein
4 October 2013 8 April 2013 2 October 2013 7 October 2013 ...
20 8 A Morality Play Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Chris Albers
21 9 Transfiguration Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Susanna Styron
11 October 2013 15 April 2013 3 October 2013 9 October 2013 ...
22 10 The Assumption Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Frank Pugliese
23 11 The Seven Sorrows Christoph Schrewe Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Audrey Fouché
18 October 2013 22 April 2013 7 October 2013 13 October 2013 ...
24 12 Who Is Like God? Teleplay by: Tom Fontana

Season 3 - Borgia: Triumph and Oblivion (2014)

(1495 – 1507)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
Italy (Sky) France (Canal+) Austria (ORF 2) Germany (ZDF) Belgium (La Deux)
25 1 1495 Christoph Schrewe Story and Teleplay by:
Tom Fontana & Brant Englestein
3 November 2014 15 September 2014 ... ... ...
26 2 1496 Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Larry J. Cohen
27 3 1497 Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Audrey Fouché
10 November 2014 22 September 2014 ... ... ...
28 4 1498 Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Andrea Ciannavei
29 5 1499 Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Susanna Styron
17 November 2014 29 September 2014 ... ... ...
30 6 1500 Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: William Bromell
31 7 1501 Athina Rachel Tsangari Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Larry J. Cohen
24 November 2014 6 October 2014 ... ... ...
32 8 1502 Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Frank Pugliese
33 9 1503, Part One Metin Hüseyin Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Chris Albers
1 December 2014 13 October 2014 ... ... ...
34 10 1503, Part Two Story by: Tom Fontana
Teleplay by: Marie Roussin
35 11 1504 Story by: Brant Englestein 8 December 2014 20 October 2014 ... ... ...
36 12 1505 Christoph Schrewe Story and Teleplay by:
Brant Englestein & Tom Fontana
37 13 1506 Story and Teleplay by:
Tom Fontana & Brant Englestein
15 December 2014 27 October 2014 ... ... ...
38 14 1507 Story and Teleplay by:
Tom Fontana

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-04-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b http://www.totalfilm.cz/2012/03/borgia-dnes-vecer-na-barrandove/ Czech
  3. ^ a b Borgia - Une création originale Canal+
  4. ^ "New Titles on Netflix US (Nov. 1)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Sean Whitesell at IMDb
  6. ^ Gina Gionfriddo at IMDb
  7. ^ http://www.toutelatele.com/la-saison-2-de-borgia-en-mars-sur-canal-47044
  8. ^ Oliver Hirschbiegel at IMDb
  9. ^ Christoph Schrewe at IMDb
  10. ^ Dearbhla Walsh at IMDb
  11. ^ Metin Hüseyin at IMDb
  12. ^ Thomas Vincent at IMDb
  13. ^ John Doman at IMDb
  14. ^ http://hamiltonhodell.co.uk/cv/client_tom-wlaschiha_id_100056.htm
  15. ^ Ellie Darcey-Alden Appearing on Borgia and Ferrante d’Este Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine WordPress.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  16. ^ A&J Management Twitter Status: 'can now announce that lovely @Elliedalden has been confirmed as Felice Dellarovere' Twitter. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.