The Young Pope Season 1 ((better)) Info

Lenny Belardo, played with icy brilliance by Jude Law, takes the name Pius XIII. Unlike his predecessors, Lenny is young, handsome, and deeply conservative. He rejects the modern Church’s push for transparency, opting instead for a strategy of mystery and isolation. By refusing to let his face be photographed or his image sold on merchandise, he forces the faithful to focus on God rather than the celebrity of the Papacy. Power Struggles and Politics

The Vatican Gardens, dawn. Fog clings to the hedges like a held breath. LENNY BELARDO (Pius XIII), young, impossibly handsome, dressed in a stark white cassock, walks alone. He stops before a statue of a weeping cherub. The Young Pope Season 1