HBO's The Young Pope Gets Release Date

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The Young Pope looks like it has all the style and drama expected in a Paolo Sorrentino vehicle. Starring Jude Law as the first (fictional) American pope, Sorrentino wrote and directed every episode of the ten-part miniseries, and now HBO has announced when they’ll all be airing in the U.S.

The first episode will air on HBO on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. EST and the second will air the next night, Monday, Jan. 15, at the same time. The show will continue airing on Sundays and Mondays at 9 p.m. for the next four weeks.

It’s a rather odd way to schedule a show, but there’s a lot about The Young Pope that doesn’t look normal. Law’s pope refers to himself as a god, Diane Keaton plays a nun who says she sees Christ in him, and James Cromwell plays a cardinal who looks to be plotting Law’s downfall after expecting to be elected pope himself. Based on the trailer, it looks like there are going to be Game of Thrones-style political maneuverings and an even deeper mystery that HBO and company aren’t letting slip just yet.

You can watch the trailer for The Young Pope below.

HBO’s The Young Pope Gets Release Date