The Borgia -2006-2006 May 2026

The Borgia (original title: Los Borgia ) is a lush Spanish-Italian period drama directed by Antonio Hernández

Lucrezia poured the wine. The liquid was dark, almost black in the candlelight. She looked The Borgia -2006-2006

The "Organic Force": A recurring theme is the family's self-awareness of their historical legacy; they view themselves as an "organic force" rather than individuals. Production and Reception The Borgia (original title: Los Borgia ) is

1. The “Borgia Curse” of Timing: The production ran into legal delays with a competing US-International project also titled Borgia. While this earlier 2006 version had rights to European distribution, a US-based producer (later Tom Fontana) filed claims over the “Borgia” trademark for an English-language series, freezing the French-Italian show’s ability to sell to Netflix or BBC.
2. Mixed Reviews: French critics praised its seriousness but called it “glacial.” Le Monde wrote: “Placido’s Rodrigo is a weary banker, not a devil. The sin is tedious.” Italian audiences, meanwhile, were offended by the depiction of a Spanish pope as corrupt, with Roman newspapers accusing the show of “anti-Italian bias.”
3. The Showtime Elephant: By 2008, news broke that Showtime was developing a big-budget Borgia series starring Jeremy Irons. France 2 and RAI quietly shelved plans for a second season, allowing the option rights to lapse. The 2006 series was never released on DVD in Region 1 (North America), surviving only on European DVD (Region 2) and occasional reruns on French cable channel Paris Première.