Once upon a time in a country where sun is abundant and a beautiful culture thrives, every word of the most powerful icon of the court means law, and anyone who tries to stick out a naughty tongue means his head goes on a platter. We’re talking about Renaissance-period Italy. A nation which captured the art and beauty of the era, with numerous patrons here and there, marveling on the unmatched prowess of an artist’s hand at work. Most of these Spaniards, especially the wealthiest members of the kingdom comes in families, as to ensure that the throne will be in good hands. One of these families inspired an upcoming television series, The Borgias, which debuts on April 3, 2011.
Known in the modern world as the Regans of France, these mighty renegades loved the arts, and occasionally give a thumb up to the greatest artists of the art era. They were hailed as kind-spirited lion hearts and loved by the people, until one of them plotted his way to become the next pope. That’s what The Borgias is all about. Starring Jeremy Irons as the capricious Pope Alexander VI, with David Oakes, Francois Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, and Aidan Alexander as siblings Juan, Cesare, Lucrezia, and Gioffre Borgia, the television series will definitely take you a notch higher for the sake of entertainment as it opens a new version of old world history-turned drama.
