Season 1 begins in the immediate aftermath of a papal conclave. The College of Cardinals, led by the calculating Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Voiello, believes they have elected a malleable, media-friendly puppet in the 47-year-old Lenny Belardo (Jude Law). They quickly realize they have made a catastrophic mistake.
He kneels, not in prayer, but to pluck a dying rose. He holds it up to the gray sky. The Young Pope Season 1
"You are terrifying them, Lenny. That is not the same as saving them." Season 1 begins in the immediate aftermath of
While some conservative Catholics praised its portrayal of tradition, others criticized it as a "cartoonish" or "theologically toxic" caricature of the Church. believes they have elected a malleable