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The New Pope (TV Series)

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The New Pope

2019

Paolo Sorrentino (Creator), Paolo Sorrentino

John Malkovich, Jude Law, Silvio Orlando, Cécile De France ...

7.5

6,442

TV Series. Comedy. Drama TV Series (2020). 9 Episodes. Pius XIII is in a coma. And after an interlude as unexpected as it is mysterious, Voiello succeeds in getting Sir John Brannox, a moderate, charming and sophisticated English aristocrat, elected to the papal throne, taking the name John Paul III. The new pope seems perfect, but is hiding frailties and secrets. He realises at once, as well, that it is going to be difficult to take the place of his ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Xan Brooks The Guardian	"[It] is just as rich and ravishing and gloriously enigmatic. It provides another deep dive into the hidden world of the Vatican City, marvelling at its mystique with agnostic fervour. (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Daniel D'Addario Variety	"It’s a show with so much at its disposal (...) and one that uses all that to do what it’s done before, less well."
		Jack King The Playlist	"It’s more than just a secular, skeptical take on sectarianism (...) What Sorrentino does here is interrogate core aspects of the human condition – death, grief, loneliness, suffering, sex – through a lens of religiosity. Ultimately, it’s excellent."
		Anita Singh Telegraph	"Some scenes have the sublime beauty and stillness of Renaissance paintings, others verge on parodic Dolce and Gabbana perfume ads (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"Law seems to be having much more fun with his character. It is likely that fans of 'The Young Pope' will not be disappointed"
		Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter	"By turns transcendent and fatuous, it's like nothing else on TV (...) For my tastes, it takes more than it gives, beckoning admiration more readily than it entertains or excites"
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"[It] is outrageous, audacious, seductive, sexy and byzantine, to say nothing of visually voluptuous"
		Vinnie Mancuso Collider	"After watching all nine episodes, I’m still not sure if Sorrentino managed to bottle his many ambitions into anything cogent, but God bless this sumptuous mess all the same (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jen Chaney Vulture	"Malkovich is terrific in the role. The problem is that John Paul III is not as fully developed a character as Pius was in the first season (...) The drama spends far too much time on uninteresting side plots"
		Mike Hale The New York Times	"The payoffs of 'The New Pope,' whether you enjoy them or not, are mostly in the visual flourishes and conceits"
		Nick Harley Den of Geek	"Sorrentino’s pacing still feels unlike anything on TV. Perhaps it’s his European sensibility, but the show never makes what one would call the obvious choice (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"[It] has all of the style but none of the substance that 'The Young Pope' had (...) Much of 'The New Pope' seems to be a protracted homage to the lighting and framing of Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch. So what happens? I’m still wondering"

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