Jude Law plays a smoldering, badass pope in new series

"I'm a contradiction."
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Jude Law plays a smoldering, badass pope in new series
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It's the pope as you've never seen him before.

In the first teaser trailer for Paolo Sorrentino's upcoming series The Young Pope, Jude Law smokes, strips off in front of a mirror, talks about himself as God and generally acts in a way you wouldn't necessarily expect the pope to act.

The series -- which is a joint effort from Sky, HBO and Canal+ and also stars the likes of Diane Keaton -- will be airing on Sky Atlantic in October 2016.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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