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Ellie Kemp
Topics: Streaming, HBO, Rotten Tomatoes, Film and TV, Hollywood, US News
A 'binge-worthy' miniseries starring the late Diane Keaton is available to stream on Prime Video.
The Hollywood actress died on Saturday, October 11 at the age of 79. A spokesperson for her family said she died in California but gave no further information surrounding her death.
Keaton's former co-star, Woody Allen, has since paid tribute to the Oscar-winner.
The duo collaborated on eight of Allen's 50 movies, perhaps most notably in Annie Hall, which saw Keaton scoop the Academy Award for best actress.
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Keaton's impressive career spanned five decades, but she landed her break-through role as Kay Adams-Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather in 1972. She went on to act in a number of TV series, including the miniseries The Godfather Saga.
But there's another 'visually stunning' miniseries that fans once called 'genius'.
It stars Black Rabbit's Jude Law as Lenny Belardo, a previously little-known American cardinal, who is unexpectedly elected Pope.
And no, this wasn't filmed this year when Pope Leo XIV became the first ever US pope to be elected, but it appears to have somehow manifested it!
The show actually released in 2016 and ran for 10 episodes on HBO.
Anyway, as the youngest pontiff, Lenny asserts his dominance by tightening his control over Church affairs and introducing radical new rules, all while trying to dodge the public eye.
Lenny draws on the support of the nun who raised him, Sister Mary (Keaton), but soon finds himself locked in power struggles with senior cardinals and Vatican insiders who seek to control or undermine him.
The series we're talking about is, of course, The Young Pope, which is available to stream now on HBO via its Prime Video add-on.
The miniseries racked up a 79 percent score from Rotten Tomatoes, while viewers awarded it 87 percent across more than 1,000 reviews.
El Pais' Natalia Marcos said The Young Pope 'leaves you glued to the screen,' and is 'visually hypnotic,' though adds the plot is 'almost empty.'
But The Stranger's Spike Friedman reckoned it had 'great performances and a genuine air of mystery.'
Meanwhile, one audience member initially had reservations but was soon won over. "I was confused... only to end thinking 'genius,'" they wrote.
"Visually impressive, well acted, good plot, some moments very poignant," somebody else said, adding: "A must-watch, binge-worthy series."
The discussion continued over on Reddit where, a few months back, one person posted to the show to the R/ForgottenTV community.
"Not forgotten by me. All time favorite," one person responded.
"Among its many other charms, it’s a brilliant examination of how power works, or can work, and how someone with absolute power can choose to wield it," another social media user chipped in. They added how one particular scene - which we won't go spoiling here - was a 'masterpiece.'
The Young Pope is streaming now on HBO via Prime Video.