'' The Borgias'' is a

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

created by

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based upon the life of Rodrigo Borgia, later

Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...

, and his family. The series takes place in

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, as well as several other locations in

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and

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, at the end of the 15th century and depicts Borgia's ruthless efforts to win the papal election, his eventual rise to the position of pope and his family's struggle to maintain and increase their political power. The series premiered on

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on April 3, 2011, with the Canadian premiere happening one hour later on

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. The two-hour premiere was the most-watched original Canadian series premiere on Bravo! and the fourth-most-watched-overall program in the channel's history with 575,000 viewers. On June 5, 2013, after three seasons, Showtime officially cancelled ''The Borgias''. The last episode aired on June 16, 2013. In total, 29 episodes of ''The Borgias'' were broadcast over three seasons.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2012)

Season 3 (2013)

References

External links

* at

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