The New Pope : — Season 1 Episode 1

Mostly seen comatose, though he remains the central figure of the show's cult-like devotion.

The Machiavellian Secretary of State trying to maintain control through a puppet pope. The New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1

The short-lived pope whose radical Franciscan humility threatens the Vatican elite. Mostly seen comatose, though he remains the central

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. After a deadlocked conclave between Voiello and his

Introduced briefly as the potential moderate replacement for the next conclave. Viewing Guide & Highlights The New Pope Review: Season 1 Episode 1 - Tell-Tale TV

The episode ends with Francis II’s sudden death—implied to be an assassination—and a comatose Lenny Belardo moving his finger for the first time.