Jude Law’s The Young Pope Show Got This Key Detail Right About The First American Pope

The ascent of Pope Leo XIV to the head of the Catholic Church immediately brings to mind Paolo Sorrentino’s 2016 drama series The Young Pope. Starring Jude Law in its lead role, The Young Pope tells the story of a fictional cardinal who’s elected the first American pope in history after the death of Pope Francis. Now that the new pope in real life is the first in history to hail from the United States, The Young Pope’s story takes on even greater relevance. There’s a key similarity between what happens in the series and the election of Leo XIV.