Sources have confirmed Italian media reports that Jude Law is in talks to play the American pope in Paolo Sorrentino’s first-ever television series: The Young Pope.
The series revolves around a fictional American pope who becomes the most conservative one the Vatican has ever seen. The show is in the works at a time when Pope Francis is widely considered the most open-minded pope in recent times. The series is set in the U.S. and the Vatican.
The Young Pope is being produced by Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani in collaboration with Sky Italia.
