▁Bel ardo / P ius ▁XIII , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁American ▁Card inal ▁who ▁is ▁elected ▁Pope ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁perce ived ▁as ▁r amp ant ▁liberal ism ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁A ▁ten - ep is ode ▁series ▁titled ▁The ▁Young ▁Pope ▁was ▁joint ly ▁produced ▁by ▁Sky ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Canal + ▁with ▁H BO , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Academy ▁Award ▁winning ▁director ▁Paolo ▁Sor rent ino . ▁The ▁series ▁began ▁air ing ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Law ▁repr ised ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁spin - off ▁series , ▁The ▁New ▁Pope , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁H BO ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁min is eries ▁The ▁Third ▁Day , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁premi ere ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁on ▁H BO . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Law ▁began ▁acting ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Music ▁Theatre . ▁He ▁played ▁various ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fr inge - a ward ed ▁play ▁The ▁R ag ged ▁Child . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁stage ▁roles ▁was ▁Fo xt rot ▁Dar ling ▁in ▁Philip ▁R id ley ' s ▁The ▁Fast est ▁C lock ▁in ▁the ▁Un iverse . ▁Law ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁Michael ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁production ▁of ▁Jean ▁Co ct eau ' s ▁trag ic om edy ▁Les ▁Par ents ▁ter rib les , ▁directed ▁by