International cast joins Jude Law and Diane Keaton on The Young Pope

More details have been revealed of the international cast for The Young Pope following the announcement that Jude Law and Diane Keaton would star on the series.

Jude Law will play PIUS XIII, born Lenny Belardo, with Diane Keaton as Sister Mary, a nun from America. Silvio Orlando is set to play the role of Cardinal Voiello, the Secretary of State, whilst Scott Shepherd will portray Cardinal Dussolier, from South America. Cécile de France has been cast to play Sofia, who is in charge of marketing in the Vatican City, whilst Javier Cámara will play Cardinal Gutierrez, the Master of Ceremonies of the Vatican City.

Other cast members include Ludivine Sagnier, James Cromwell, Guy Boyd, Andre Gregory, Sebastian Roché, Marcello Romolo, Ignazio Oliva, Vladimir Bibic and Nadie Kammalaweera.

The series is a joint production by Sky, HBO and Canal + with all eight episodes being directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The series tells the controversial story of the beginning of PIUS XIII’s Pontificate, born Lenny Belardo.
 
Paolo Sorrentino said  ”The clear signs of God’s existence. The clear signs of God’s absence. How faith can be searched for and lost. The greatness of holiness, so great as to be unbearable when you are fighting temptations and when all you can do is to yield to them. The inner struggle between the huge responsibility of the Head of the Catholic Church and the miseries of the simple man that fate (or the Holy Spirit) chose as Pontiff. Finally, how to handle and manipulate power in a state whose dogma and moral imperative is the renunciation of power and selfless love towards one’s neighbour. That is what The Young Pope is about.”