The First Official Teaser Trailer for THE NEW POPE, from Academy Award(R)-Winning Director Paolo Sorrentino, was Unveiled Today Ahead of its Screening at the Venice Film Festival

The first official teaser trailer from THE NEW POPE was unveiled today. The Sky, HBO and Canal+ limited series will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1. THE NEW POPE is produced by Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani for Wildside, part of the Fremantle family, and co-produced by Haut et Court TV and The Mediapro Studio.

All nine episodes of THE NEW POPE are directed by Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino. The limited series is written by Sorrentino with Umberto Contarello and Stefano Bises, and marks Sorrentino's second limited series set in the world of the modern papacy.

The cast features two-time Academy Award(R) nominees Jude Law and John Malkovich. Returning cast from "The Young Pope" include Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier and Maurizio Lombardi. New cast for the limited series are Henry Goodman, Ulrich Thomsen, Mark Ivanir, Yuliya Snigir and Massimo Ghini. Sharon Stone and Marilyn Manson guest star.