The New Pope, which is the HBO’s sequel series to The Young Pope, is all set to return Jude Law joined by co-star John Malkovich. Yes, The New Pope is coming as a Season 2 and is an upcoming drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. This one is a continuation of the 2016 series The Young Pope.
The new season is going to be the nine-episode series starring Jude Law, reprising his role as Pope Pius XIII, and John Malkovich as Pope John Paul III, the titular “New Pope”. The series is co-produced by European production companies Wildside, Haut et Court TV, and Mediapro.
What is the premiere date of The New Pope?
The HBO series is going to premiere on 10 January 2020 on Sky Atlantic and on 13 January on HBO and Canal+.
What is The New Pope About?
Although HBO has not officially released the synopsis for the new series The New Pope season 2, some information has come across. It is to believe that the series will pick up from it left off as “The Young Pope” with Jude Law’s Lenny Belardo, known as Pope Pius XIII, is in a coma.
This is likely to be followed by an unpredictable and mysterious turn of events where you will witness that the Secretary of State Voiello succeeds in having Sir John Brannox, who is a charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat.
He is placed on the papal throne, adopting the name John Paul III. The new pope seems to be ideal, but you will see further as he conceals secrets and has a certain brittleness. On the other hand, Voiello immediately will understand that it will not come to be easy replacing the charismatic Pius XIII. Lenny Belardo has become a Saint while hanging between life and death.
Meanwhile, the Church is under attack from external threats and scandals are striking the symbols of Christianity which will risk irreversibly devastating the hierarchies. As always, however, in the Vatican, nothing seems to be fine.
Is there a trailer for The New Pope on HBO?
Yes, viewers can see the new trailer of The New Pope Season 2 on YouTube. The trailer showcases a crisis going within the Vatican steeping between papal occupants played by Jude Law and John Malkovich, underlying the premise of this sequel series: Pope Fight.
The latest trailer shows that Pope John Paul III will be welcomed into the papacy.
He, in the teaser, is heard saying: “Everyone in the world should know who the Pope is. It’s not vanity, it’s a necessity.”
However, it seems the new Pope has an unstable vein, just like his predecessor. Another short clip has a glimpse that as Pope Pius XIII is in his coma will be threatened and he could wake up retaking his title.
Who is in the cast of The New Pope on HBO?
The biggest and exciting addition to the second season of the HBO series comes with John Malkovich joining as Pope John Paul III. The Oscar-nominated actor has also appeared in films like Being John Malkovich and In the Line of Fire.
On the other hand, Jude Law will be seen returning as Pope Pius XIII after being nominated for a Golden Globe for his season one performance.
Alongside this famous duo, the latest series is all set to feature other impressive cameos that may include Hollywood actor Sharon Stone and American musician Marilyn Manson.
Other cast members returning to the cast include Silvio Orlando as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, Javier Cámara as Cardinal Bernardo Gutierrez and Cécile de France as Sofia.
However, Diane Keaton is not expected to be returning as Sister Mary.
Takeaway!
The New Pope HBO series is all set to premiere on 10 January 2020 on Sky Atlantic and on 13 January on HBO and Canal+.
Till then stay tuned to this page for more episodes and updates.
