The Borgias

One of the purged cardinals sets the Vatican treasury ablaze; and Cesare travels to Naples to deal with King Ferdinand’s arrogant refusal to accept Giovanni as Lucrezia’s child. Later, after his wedding to Lucrezia, Alfonso senses the political winds are shifting, and not to his liking.

In the Season 3 premiere, the poisoned Pope Alexander fights for his life and the cardinals jockey to take over the papacy, while Cesare and Micheletto try to track the assassin. Meanwhile, Della Rovere readies to make his move; and Catherina Sforza dispatches her own personal assassin to unseat the Borgias.

The Siege at Forli
Alexander, proud and impressed by Juan’s triumphant campaign in Spain, sends his son to lay siege to the castle of Catherina Sforza, where his ignoble behavior and a startling turn of events bring to light his true colors. In Rome, Lucrezia schemes to get out of a planned marriage to a rich merchant of Genoa. And in Florence, Cesare and Machiavelli bear witness to Savonarola’s calculated and… More >

The Choice
The pope sends Cesare to the castle of the Sforzas to demand their allegiance, but Cesare returns with more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, Alexander goes incognito to Florence to listen to the fiery preachings of Savonarola.