The Young Pope (2016)

Name: The Young Pope
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd

Drama

Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (52,327 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: IT
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.21 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lenny, The American Pope	7.9	2,309
2	Episode #1.2	8.1	1,884
3	Episode #1.3	7.9	1,679
4	Episode #1.4	7.9	1,579
5	Episode #1.5	8.5	1,601
6	Episode #1.6	8.0	1,418
7	Episode #1.7	7.8	1,362
8	Episode #1.8	8.6	1,558
9	Episode #1.9	8.7	1,676
10	Episode #1.10	8.7	1,578