Borgia Prelude to an Apocalypse (Season 1, Episode 8)
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TV Episode | 57 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Borgia

Prelude to an Apocalypse (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 57 min | Biography, Drama, History

Milan, della Rovere, the Colonna and the Orsini have all allied with France. Venice, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire remain uncommitted.

Director

Metin Hüseyin

Writers

Tom Fontana (created by) (story by) | Thomas Kelly (teleplay by) | Kevin Deiboldt (staff writer) | Kyle Bradstreet (story editor) | Brant Englestein (story editor)

Producers

Petr Moravec | Michael Schwarz

Composer

Cyril Morin

Cinematographer

Ousama Rawi

Editor

Daniel A. Valverde

Casting Directors

Margareta Abena | Maya Kvetny | Debbie McWilliams

Production Designers

Bernd Lepel | Stefano Maria Ortolani

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 15, 2014

Release date

2011 (France)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
John Doman Rodrigo Borgia Rodrigo Borgia See fewer	The Wire (2002)
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Diarmuid Noyes Alessandro Farnese Alessandro Farnese See fewer	Borgia (2011)
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