The New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1 ★ Free & Plus

The short-lived pope whose radical Franciscan humility threatens the Vatican elite.

After a deadlocked conclave between Voiello and his doppelganger, , Voiello engineers a tactical vote for a supposedly malleable candidate: Cardinal Viglietti . Taking the name Pope Francis II , Viglietti unexpectedly becomes a radical reformer, opening the Vatican to refugees and demanding the Cardinals surrender their personal wealth. The New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1

The shadowy Ambassador of the Holy See who provides "expository clarity" and is linked to Francis II’s sudden demise. Viglietti unexpectedly becomes a radical reformer