The Face of Death

"I saw the face of death."

- Rodrigo Borgia

The Face of Death is the first episode of season three, and the twentieth episode of the series. It was written by Guy Bert, and directed by Kari Skogland.

Plot synopsis
As Pope Alexander fights for his life after being poisoned, the Cardinals jockey for position to take over the Papacy. Cesare and Micheletto trace the assassination plot back to its source, but Della Rovere is ready to make his move -- and his is not the only conspiracy. Catherina Sforza has dispatched her own personal assassin Rufio to dethrone the Borgia family. However, thanks to Lucrezia’s quick thinking, the family’s grip on power may not be lost.

Appearances
Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia

François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia

Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia

Colm Feore as Giuliano Della Rovere

Peter Sullivan as Ascanio Sforza

Joanne Whalley as Vanozza Cattaneo

Lotte Verbeek as Giulia Farnese

Sean Harris as Micheletto Corella

Vernon Dobtcheff as Cardinal Julius Versucci

Bosco Hogan as Cardinal Alessandro Piccolomini

Gina McKee as Catherina Sforza

Jesse Bostick as Antonello

Sebastian De Souza as Alfonso of Aragon

Thure Lindhardt as Rufio

David Dencik as Cardinal Giovanni Battista Orsini

Peter Stebbings as Cardinal De Luca

William Ruane as Papal Physician

Barna Ilyés as Dominican Monk

Tam Dean Burn as Dominican Prior

John Rado as Cardinal Rocco Colonna

Péter Klertész as Cardinal #1

Antal Leiszen as Cardinal #2

Mackenzie Munro as Concetta

Andrew Gower as Assassin #1

Ákos Horváth as Vatican Guard

Mark Phelan as Morgue Worker

N/A as Giovanni Borgia

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