1 — The New Pope : Season 1 Episode

The Machiavellian Secretary of State trying to maintain control through a puppet pope.

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 New Pope : Season 1 Episode 1

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. The Machiavellian Secretary of State trying to maintain

Voiello's bitter rival, also played by Orlando. Viglietti unexpectedly becomes a radical reformer

The shadowy Ambassador of the Holy See who provides "expository clarity" and is linked to Francis II’s sudden demise.