The Young Pope

The Young Pope
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GenreDrama
Created byPaolo Sorrentino
Written by
  • Paolo Sorrentino
  • Stefano Rulli
  • Tony Grisoni
  • Umberto Contarello
Directed byPaolo Sorrentino
Starring
Opening theme"Watchtower" (Instrumental) prod. by Labrinth
ComposerLele Marchitelli
Country of origin
  • Italy
  • France
  • Spain
Original languages
  • English
  • Italian
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Lorenzo Mieli
  • Mario Gianani
  • Viola Prestieri
  • Paolo Sorrentino
  • Caroline Benjo
  • Carole Scotta
  • Simon Arnal
  • Jaume Roures
  • Javier Méndez
  • Tony Grisoni
  • John Lyons
  • Ron Bozman (pilot)
  • Nils Hartmann
  • Sonia Rovai
  • Roberto Amoroso
Producers
Production locations
CinematographyLuca Bigazzi
EditorCristiano Travaglioli
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time46–60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release21 October (2016-10-21) –
18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
Related
The New Pope
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The Young Pope is a satirical drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The series stars Jude Law as the disruptive Pope Pius XIII and Diane Keaton as his confidante, Sister Mary, in a Vatican full of intrigues.[1] The series was co-produced by the European production companies Wildside, Haut et Court TV, and Mediapro.

The world premiere of The Young Pope was on 3 September 2016 at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where the first two episodes were screened out of competition, the first time in the history of the festival that a TV series has been a part of the program.[2] The series premiered on television on 21 October 2016 on Sky Atlantic in Italy.

The Young Pope was originally designed as a limited series, and was marketed as such especially in the United States.[3] However, it was later followed by The New Pope, with Law returning and joined by John Malkovich.[4] Production began in Italy in late 2018.[5]

On 14 July 2017, The Young Pope received two nominations for the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, becoming the first Italian TV series to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[6]

  1. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (28 July 2015). "Diane Keaton to Star Opposite Jude Law in HBO and Sky Series The Young Pope". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ^ Anderson, Ariston (9 July 2016). "Venice Film Fest: Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope to Get World Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Nolfi, Joey (5 December 2016). "The Young Pope: HBO releases new trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ HBO (2 July 2018). "Welcome to the papacy". @HBO. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (17 May 2017). "The Young Pope to get follow-up series called The New Pope". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Emmy Awards: "The Young Pope", il record di "Saturday Night Live" e le candidature di Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins e gli altri". Corriere della Sera. 14 July 2017.