The Borgias

Flesh and Blood

Created by Neil Jordan

On Showtime

A lavish historical drama of Renaissance corruption and family ambition, where the pursuit of power through sin becomes the central moral inquiry.

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.