The borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history'. '.strtoupper('s')et in 15th century italy at the height of the renaissance, this acclaimed series chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch rodrigo borgia academy award winner jeremy irons to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family'. '.strtoupper('b')ut with absolute power comes even more powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to see him toppled'. '.strtoupper('d')on't miss a minute of the lavish, sexy, scandalous drama from the creative mind of academy award winner neil jordan.special featureseye of the cinematographerbuilding medieval romecostume creationscasting cesarethe borgias feast a feast inspired by the borgiascast qaouttakescast biographiesphoto galleryget connectedthe world of the borgiasthe borgia poisonthe art of fencinginstruments of torture