The Young Pope
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Paolo Sorrentino |
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| Directed by | Paolo Sorrentino |
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| Opening theme | "Watchtower" (Instrumental) prod. by Labrinth |
| Composer | Lele Marchitelli |
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| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi |
| Editor | Cristiano Travaglioli |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 46–60 minutes |
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| Release | 21 October – 18 November 2016 |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (5 December 2016). "The Young Pope: HBO releases new trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ HBO (2 July 2018). "Welcome to the papacy". @HBO. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.