The New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1 May 2026

The Machiavellian Secretary of State trying to maintain control through a puppet pope.

The shadowy Ambassador of the Holy See who provides "expository clarity" and is linked to Francis II’s sudden demise. The New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1

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 Machiavellian Secretary of State trying to maintain