The Borgias - Seasons 1-2

The first two seasons of the drama series starring Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia, the head of the powerful family that dominated Italy in the Renaissance. In the first season, the Borgia family use their influence to gain Rodrigo, the rising power within the family, the position of Pope, but perhaps even they are unprepared for the manner in which their relative will abuse his position. In the second season, Rodrigo makes new allies and must defend his papacy with the help of his son, Cesare (François Arnaud), but conflicts within the family add more strain to his already precarious situation.