One of HBO’s newest flagship series, The Young Pope, premiered last night, with the second episode dropping tonight on MLK Day. In The Young Pope, Jude Law, who is British, plays Lenny Belardo, the first American-born pope. Pope Pius XIII begins the series as the newly elected Pope and former Archbishop of New York. His Chief Advisor, Sister Mary, is played by Academy Award winner Diane Keaton. Sister Mary is an American nun who raised Belardo and Cardinal Andrew Dussolier in an orphanage and has helped Lenny throughout his career. Sister Mary is appointed personal secretary to the Pope. Cardinal Andrew Dussolier, a missionary, Lenny’s longtime friend and a fellow orphan, is played by Scott Shepherd. Outside of that, not much is given about the plot of the Vatican-set satire. The series has already premiered overseas, so if you want to find spoilers, I’m sure you can.
The Young Pope has received widespread critical acclaim in England, Ireland, and Italy, so it’s reasonable to assume it will be a big hit in the United States as well. With a cast of award-winning actors, an acclaimed Italian writer and director, and a huge $50 million production budget, The Young Pope, which has already been renewed for a second season, is shaping up to be HBO’s next big hit.
Find everything you need to know about The Young Pope and how to live stream it online, below.
The Young Pope Viewing Details
Episode Title: “Second Episode”
Date: Monday, January 16, 2017
Time: 9:00 P.M. EST
TV Channel: HBO
Live Stream: HBOGO
How To Watch The Young Pope Season 1 Episode 2 Live Stream Online
If you have cable and are currently subscribed to HBO, you can live stream The Young Pope Season 1, Episode 2 “Second Episode” on HBO GO. Go to HBOGO.com, and sign in with your cable provider information.
If you do not have HBO, you can sign up for a one-month free trial for HBO Now, which is HBO’s standalone streaming service. Go to HBOnow.com.
The episode will be available for streaming at 9:00 P.M. EST, the same time it airs on television.
Watch The Young Pope “Second Episode” Live Stream On Mobile
If you have cable and are currently subscribed to HBO, you can live stream The Young Pope season 1, episode 2 on HBO GO app. You can download the HBO Go app on Google Play and iTunes. Once downloaded, sign in with your cable provider information.
If you do not have HBO, you can sign up for a one-month free trial for HBO Now, which is HBO’s standalone streaming service. HBO Now is available on Google Play and iTunes.
The episode will be available for streaming at 9:00 P.M. EST, the same time it airs on television.
The Young Pope Reviews
The Verge: “The Young Pope feels like going to Sunday mass high out of your mind.”
Rolling Stone: “Jude Law is the Tony Soprano of the Vatican in HBO’s new surreal surprise hit.”
Vanity Fair: “For a troubled nation, The Young Pope hits too close for comfort.”
NY Times: “The Young Pope is beautiful and ridiculous.”
Entertainment Weekly: “This is a surreal dark comedy that presents a pop-psych deconstruction of faith; an irreverent complaint about the silence of God, Christian witness, and idolatry of all kinds; a subversive allegory for the rise of alt-right orthodoxy; and a metaphor for inchoate Americanism as world religion.”
The Young Pope Cast
Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII, born Lenny Belardo, the newly elected Pope and former Archbishop of New York.
Diane Keaton as Sister Mary, an American nun, who raised Belardo and Dussolier in an orphanage, has helped Lenny throughout his career, and is appointed personal secretary to the Pope.
Silvio Orlando as Cardinal Angelo Voiello, Camerlengo and Cardinal Secretary of State.
Javier Cámara as Monsignor Bernardo Gutierrez, Master of Ceremonies of the Holy See.
Scott Shepherd as Cardinal Andrew Dussolier, a missionary, Lenny’s longtime friend and a fellow orphan.
Cécile de France as Sofia, in charge of marketing for the Holy See.
Ludivine Sagnier as Esther, the wife of a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
Toni Bertorelli as Cardinal Caltanissetta.
James Cromwell as Cardinal Michael Spencer, former Archbishop of New York and Lenny’s mentor.
The Young Pope Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6we2blItR4s
