The Young Pope
The Young Pope is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The Young Pope received two nominations for the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The series has ten episodes and was first aired in the autumn of 2016. The cast is Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII, Diane Keaton as Sister Mary, Silvio Orlando as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, Camerlengo and Cardinal Secretary of State, Javier Cámara as Monsignor, Bernardo Gutierrez, Master of Ceremonies of the Holy See, Cécile de France as Sofia Dubois, Ludivine Sagnier as Esther, Toni Bertorelli as Cardinal Caltanissetta, James Cromwell as Cardinal Michael Spencer. The series received positive reviews by critics and viewers alike. It also enjoyed good ratings when aired.
This series is very well shot it has great writing, good music and is very well acted. The story is very compelling and its well-paced. Jude law is superb in this so are most of the actors. Its been very well cast and the whole series has been well put together. Its surprisingly not very anti Catholic which is nice. Now that doesn’t mean that they haven’t slipped in a few questionable facts, history and theological ideas etc. But overall, it’s very manageable to miss/ignore. It does have nudity in it and is quite new age/hipstersish. This seems to be the style of Mr Sorrentino; I would say that it is probably why the series is able to be as tame towards Catholics as it is. As many other productions tend to be more openly hostile and unbalanced. I would say this is a must watch as not only is it a good drama but it’s an interesting look into how a traditionalist Pope could act in the 21st century. It also explains the faith in some ways quite well for new Catholics or nonbelievers. Overall its a good drama and an important watch for Catholics, maybe it could be a good way of introducing Catholicism to someone if they struggle with less entering methods of learning.
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