The Young Pope

*The Young Pope*
The Young Pope
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Genre	Drama
Created by	Paolo Sorrentino
Written by	Paolo Sorrentino; Stefano Rulli; Tony Grisoni; Umberto Contarello;
Directed by	Paolo Sorrentino
Starring	Jude Law; Diane Keaton; Silvio Orlando; Javier Cámara; Scott Shepherd; Cécile de France; Ludivine Sagnier; Toni Bertorelli; James Cromwell; Stefano Accorsi;
Opening theme	"Watchtower" (Instrumental) prod. by Labrinth
Composer	Lele Marchitelli
Country of origin	Italy; France; Spain;
Original languages	English; Italian;
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Lorenzo Mieli; Mario Gianani; Viola Prestieri; Paolo Sorrentino; Caroline Benjo; Carole Scotta; Simon Arnal; Jaume Roures; Javier Méndez; Tony Grisoni; John Lyons; Ron Bozman (pilot); Nils Hartmann; Sonia Rovai; Roberto Amoroso;
Producers	Jude Law; Ben Jackson;
Production locations	Rome; Venice; New York City; Los Angeles; South Africa;
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Editor	Cristiano Travaglioli
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	46–60 minutes
Production companies	Wildside; Haut et Court TV; Mediapro;
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic (Italy); HBO (US); Canal+ (France);
Release	21 October –; 18 November 2016
Related
	The New Pope
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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.

[order-1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Nolfi, Joey (5 December 2016). "The Young Pope: HBO releases new trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[4] HBO (2 July 2018). "Welcome to the papacy". @HBO. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[5] 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.

[6] "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.

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