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It's official the first episode of Sorrentino's series The New Pope will be aired by Sky Atlantic on January 10 in prime time. The 9-episodes original series from director Paolo Sorrentino is his second series set in the world of the modern papacy. The New Pope is written by Sorrentino with Umberto Contarello and Stefano Bises and stars Jude Law and John Malkovich.

John Malkovich has come aboard The New Pope, starring alongside Jude Law. Law, who played Lenny Belardo, aka Pope Pius XIII, received a Golden Globe nod for his work in 2017’s The Young Pope, also from Paolo Sorrentino.

Malkovich’s Oscar-nominated performances include supporting roles in In the Line of Fire and Places in the Heart. He won a supporting actor Emmy for his performance as Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman, and received Emmy nominations for Napoleon and HBO’s RKO 281. He was also the subject of Spike Jonze’s meta-drama Being John Malkovich.