Kyle Chandler cast in lead role of Showtime pilot “The Vatican”
Emmy Award winner Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights,” “Argo,” “Zero Dark Thirty) has been cast in the lead role of the Showtime pilot “The Vatican.”
Details on “The Vatican,” provided by Showtime, are as follows:
“The Vatican” is a contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic church. Chandler will portray Cardinal Thomas Duffy, the charismatic yet enigmatic Archbishop of New York, whose progressive leanings excite some and alarm others within the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Acclaimed actors Matthew Goode (“A Single Man”) and Sebastian Koch (“A Good Day to Die Hard”) have also joined the cast.
Goode has been cast in the role of Papal Secretary Bernd Koch, the current Pope’s closest confidante – giving him a very powerful perch within the inner-circle of the Vatican.
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