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Cancelled?
- Is "The Borgias" getting cancelled? Maybe, but Showtime is keeping it vague. According to Deadline, the final episodes of Season 3 may be the series' last, and creator ...
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The Borgias Composer Trevor Morris Talks Scoring Season Three and the Enduring Legacy of The Tudors
- The Tudors. The Borgias. Vikings. If you've watched a television period drama in the last few years, there's a good chance it was scored by composer Trevor Morris. Morri...
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The Borgias' Francois Arnaud on Season Three and the New Relationship Between Cesare and Lucrezia
- Showtime's papal drama The Borgias, set to return for season three on April 14, really couldn't have picked a better time to return. Since the surprise resignation of P...
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Olympus Has Fallen Composer Trevor Morris Discusses Working on the New Action Thriller
- Trevor Morris knows a thing or two about scoring big, historic moments. From Anne Boleyn's execution on The Tudors to the battling Vikings on History Channel's new serie...
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The 12 Best TV Shows of 2012
- The holiday season is upon us once again, which can only mean one thing: it's time to get mad at another best-of list! Year-end lists are a holiday tradition along the l...
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'Dexter' Game Changer, Unexpected 'Homeland' Death, & More Showtime Scoop
- "Homeland" is Showtime's shiny new success story, but at a press event Monday, entertainment president David Nevins spent a fair amount of time talking about shows that ...
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What To Watch This Week
- Summer is in full swing on the small screen, with a number of high-profile premieres and finales to look forward to this week. Amy Sherman-Palladino makes her highly-an...
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'The Borgias' Renewed For Season 3
- "The Borgias" will return for a Season 3 full of sin on Showtime. The cable network has ordered a third season of 10 episodes slated to premiere in 2013. Jeremy Irons wi...
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The Borgias Returns for More Scandalous Fun
- "We are family. We shall achieve the greatness that is your birthright. Together," says Jeremy Iron's Borgia pope in the season opener of Showtime's addictive historical...
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What To Watch On TV This Week
- This week kicks off with the return of "Bones" (Mon., April 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox) and the medical drama's comeback is full of juicy twists and turns: In addition to the...
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The Borgias, led by patriarch Rodrigo, are a family of outsiders from Spain who try to take over control of Renaissance-era Italy. Through the use of bribery, extortion and torture, Rodrigo rises up the ranks to become pope. Two of Rodrigo's children are used as pawns by being married off to members of rival families at a young age. Vanozza, Rodrigo's long-time mistress and mother of his children, and Giulia Farnese battle for the elder Borgia's affections. The story of the Borgias has inspired such works as Machiavelli's political treatise ``The Prince'' and Mario Puzo's ``The Godfather.''

