The Borgias (Seasons 1–3)

The Borgias (2011) is Showtime's Renaissance crime drama you can watch online on iFILM. Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan created and largely wrote the series; Jeremy Irons plays Rodrigo Borgia — the cardinal who buys his way onto the papal throne as Alexander VI.

Rome, 1492. Once in power, Rodrigo bends every church law to keep his family on top. Son Cesare becomes his enforcer, son Juan leads armies he has no business commanding, daughter Lucrezia is bartered off in political marriages, and mistress Giulia Farnese is hidden in plain sight. Three seasons of poisonings, betrayals and shifting alliances follow, all shot on location in Hungary and Ireland with period-accurate sets and costumes.

Jeremy Irons earned a Golden Globe nomination for the role. The show turns the family that gave the world the word "nepotism" into compulsive television — equal parts palace scheming and genuine family loyalty. Stream all seasons of The Borgias online on iFILM.