Episode guide
Borgia: Season 1
12 episodes · premiered Oct 10, 2011
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- Episode 1: 1492 Oct 10, 2011 · 52m Though officially their uncle, Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia gathers his three children, but Juan's and Cesare's lack of control threaten his life's work.
- Episode 2: Ondata di calore Oct 10, 2011 · 52m When a plot to poison the pope is baffled and the pontiff's original testament restored, Cesare watches his brother rise further in Rodrigo's esteem.
- Episode 3: A Sacred Vow Oct 17, 2011 · 52m A quarrel starts among the cardinals and old reckonings are being settled, while Cesare offers his son as a sacrifice to God, abandoning the newborn.
- Episode 4: Wisdom of the Holy Spirit Oct 17, 2011 · 52m Rodrigo promises estates and offices for those voting in his favour, and when white smoke rises, he leaves the conclave as Pope Alexander VI.
- Episode 5: The Bonds of Matrimony Oct 24, 2011 · 52m The wedding of Lucrezia to Giovanni Sforza is to seal the union between the Borgia and Sforza families, but the marriage will not be consummated.
- Episode 6: Legitimacy Oct 24, 2011 · 52m As peace remains brittle, Rodrigo publicly acknowledges his paternity of Juan, Cesare, Lucrezia and Goffredo to strengthen the family bonds.
- Episode 7: Maneuvers Oct 31, 2011 · 52m Instead of keeping the peace, Rodrigo gives in to Giulia's urging and has his men take up arms, but under Juan's command the campaign fails.
- Episode 8: Prelude to an Apocalypse Oct 31, 2011 · 52m With his enemies advancing and his troops deserting Juan's command, Rodrigo has to take a tough decision that puts Cesare's life at stake.
- Episode 9: The Invasion of Rome Nov 7, 2011 · 52m Rodrigo has his back on the wall as the French troops occupy the Eternal city, but thanks to his son Cesare, a fragile peace can be negotiated.
- Episode 10: Miracles Nov 7, 2011 · 52m By the intervention of Spain, France is forced to withdraw, but Isabella of Spain demands a purge of the Jews from the Eternal City.
- Episode 11: God's Monster Nov 14, 2011 · 52m To prove himself worthy of the crown of Naples, Juan proposes to convert the Jews in a mass christening, but accidentally reveals a dark secret.
- Episode 12: The Serpent Rises Nov 14, 2011 · 52m Cesare leads an investigative commission into Juan's death, but cannot find the guilty party and soon fears he himself killed his brother.