Trivia / The New Pope

• Acting for Two: Silvio Orlando (Voiello) also plays Cardinal Hernández, a man who is Voiello's exact twin, save for the lack of mole.
• The Danza: John Malkovich plays John Brannox.
• Dueling-Stars Movie: Well, dueling-stars miniseries, with Jude Law vs. John Malkovich.
• Dueling Works: The miniseries premiered less than a month after Netflix's direct-to-streaming film The Two Popes, which also features two modern-day popes, with one being elected to replace the other who's still living but can't do his duty anymore. The Netflix film is about Real Life figures (Benedict XVI and Francis) while The New Pope is about fictional popes. Both were positively received by critics.

---