Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, The Young Pope tells the story of Lenny Belardo, aka Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.
The Young Pope is a joint Sky, HBO, CANAL+ production; produced by Wildside; co-produced by Haut et Court TV and MEDIAPRO.
HBO has confirmed the debut date for the ten-episode limited drama series The Young Pope, with the first part scheduled to debut Sunday, January 15 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), and the second part the next night, Monday, January 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other episodes subsequent Sundays and Mondays at the same time.
The cast also includes Silvio Orlando, Scott Shepherd, Cécile de France, Javier Cámara, Ludivine Sagnier, Toni Bertorelli and James Cromwell.