The New Pope

*The New Pope*
The New Pope
Genre	Drama
Created by	Paolo Sorrentino
Written by	Paolo Sorrentino; Umberto Contarello;
Directed by	Paolo Sorrentino
Starring	Jude Law; John Malkovich;
Composer	Lele Marchitelli
Country of origin	Italy; Spain; France;
Original languages	English; Italian;
No. of episodes	(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lorenzo Mieli; Mario Gianani; Paolo Sorrentino; Jaume Roures; Javier Méndez;
Producer	Jude Law;
Production locations	Rome; Venice; United Kingdom;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Wildside; Haut et Court TV; Mediapro;
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic; HBO; Canal+;

The New Pope is an upcoming drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO and Canal+. It is a continuation of the 2016 series The Young Pope, originally announced as its second season.^[1] The nine-episode series stars Jude Law, reprising his role as Pope Pius XIII, and John Malkovich as Pope John Paul III, the titular "New Pope".^[2] It was co-produced by European production companies Wildside, Haut et Court TV and Mediapro.^[3]

The series will premiere on January 13, 2020 on HBO^[4] and in 2020 on Sky Atlantic.

Cast

Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII (born Lenny Belardo)^[2]
John Malkovich^[5] as Pope John Paul III, the titular 'New Pope'^[6] (born John Brannox)
Silvio Orlando as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, Camerlengo and Cardinal Secretary of State^[2]
Javier Cámara as Cardinal Bernardo Gutierrez, Master of Ceremonies of the Holy See^[2]
Cécile de France as Sofia, in charge of marketing for the Holy See^[2]
Ludivine Sagnier as Esther, the wife of a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard^[2]
J. David Hinze as Leopold Essence
Sharon Stone^[2]
Marilyn Manson^[7]
Mark Ivanir^[8]
Maurizio Lombardi as Cardinal Mario Assente^[2]
Antonio Petrocelli as Monsignor Luigi Cavallo^[2]
Henry Goodman^[2]
Ulrich Thomsen^[2]
Massimo Ghini^[2]
Yuliya Snigir^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by ^[4]	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	Unknown	January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)^[4]	N/A
2	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
3	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
4	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
5	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
6	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
7	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
8	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD
9	TBA	Paolo Sorrentino	TBA	TBA	TBD

Production

The New Pope production began in Italy in late 2018.^[9]

Release

The series had its world premiere on 1 September 2019 at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, where episodes 2 and 7 were screened out of competition.^[10] It is set to be released on television in January 2020 on HBO and Sky Atlantic.^[11]^[12]

Marketing

The official teaser for the series was released on 28 August 2019.^[6] The second teaser trailer premiered on 3 November 2019.^[11]

References

^ Anderson, Ariston (October 20, 2016). "'The Young Pope' Producers Confirm Second Season of Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 9, 2018). "'The New Pope': HBO Gives First Look At Jude Law And John Malkovich; Unveils Cast For Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ "Jude Law and John Malkovich starring in The New Pope - news from Sky Media". Sky Media. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "THE NEW POPE Debuts January 13". HBO. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Petski, Denise (July 2, 2018). "'The New Pope': John Malkovich To Star With Returning Jude Law In Paolo Sorrentino's 'Young Pope' Follow-Up For HBO/Sky". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b James White (28 Aug 2019). "Jude Law Hits The Beach In The New Pope Trailer". Empire. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (May 17, 2019). "Sharon Stone, Marilyn Manson to Appear in Paolo Sorrentino's 'The New Pope' (EXCLUSIVE)".
^ Petski, Denise (January 7, 2019). "'The New Pope': Mark Ivanir To Recur On Paolo Sorrentino's Series For HBO/Sky". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ Loughrey, Clarisse (17 May 2017). "The Young Pope to get follow-up series called The New Pope". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Williams, Helena (1 September 2019). "Jude Law brings papal drama follow-up to Venice". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gemmill, Allie (3 November 2019). "'The New Pope' Trailer Introduces John Malkovich's Flashy Church Leader". Collider. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Minelle, Bethany (3 November 2019). "The New Pope: John Malkovich steps into Jude Law's papal shoes". Sky News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

External links

Official website

The New Pope at IMDb

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[1] Anderson, Ariston (October 20, 2016). "'The Young Pope' Producers Confirm Second Season of Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[cast-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 9, 2018). "'The New Pope': HBO Gives First Look At Jude Law And John Malkovich; Unveils Cast For Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[3] "Jude Law and John Malkovich starring in The New Pope - news from Sky Media". Sky Media. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

[HBOpremiere-4] "THE NEW POPE Debuts January 13". HBO. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[5] Petski, Denise (July 2, 2018). "'The New Pope': John Malkovich To Star With Returning Jude Law In Paolo Sorrentino's 'Young Pope' Follow-Up For HBO/Sky". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[teaser1-6] James White (28 Aug 2019). "Jude Law Hits The Beach In The New Pope Trailer". Empire. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019.

[7] Vivarelli, Nick (May 17, 2019). "Sharon Stone, Marilyn Manson to Appear in Paolo Sorrentino's 'The New Pope' (EXCLUSIVE)".

[8] Petski, Denise (January 7, 2019). "'The New Pope': Mark Ivanir To Recur On Paolo Sorrentino's Series For HBO/Sky". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[9] Loughrey, Clarisse (17 May 2017). "The Young Pope to get follow-up series called The New Pope". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[10] Williams, Helena (1 September 2019). "Jude Law brings papal drama follow-up to Venice". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[teaser2-11] Gemmill, Allie (3 November 2019). "'The New Pope' Trailer Introduces John Malkovich's Flashy Church Leader". Collider. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[12] Minelle, Bethany (3 November 2019). "The New Pope: John Malkovich steps into Jude Law's papal shoes". Sky News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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v t e Paolo Sorrentino filmography
Feature films	One Man Up (2001) The Consequences of Love (2004) The Family Friend (2006) Il Divo (2008) This Must Be the Place (2011) The Great Beauty (2013) Youth (2015) Loro (2018) The Hand of God (2021) Parthenope (2024)
Television series	The Young Pope (2016) The New Pope (2020)