The Borgias Season 3

Right now you can watch The Borgias Season 3 on and — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 524 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Jeremy Irons anchors it, but the writing does the real work. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

The Borgias Season 3 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting gives The Borgias Season 3 its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Alexander VI survives Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere's assassination attempt, because his daughter Lucrezia knows how to treat catarella poisoning. Alexander's war with the Sforza family continues and escalates. Alexander now plots to turn the Papacy into an explicitly hereditary office. Jeremy Irons and François Arnaud lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2013. The Borgias Season 3 is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

For anyone who wants their crime drama to earn its twists, The Borgias Season 3 delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Watch Jeremy Irons work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.