John Malkovich joins Jude Law in The New Pope follow-up to The Young Pope

Deadline

Creator Paolo Sorrentino and Law will return for the new series from HBO and Sky, which will also be set in the world of the modern papacy. According to Deadline, "producers are keeping mum on Law & Malkovich’s roles in The New Pope. There were questions at the conclusion of The Young Pope as to whether Law’s Lenny Belardo was alive or dead. In the final moments, when Lenny was delivering his sermon in Venice, he doubled-over in pain and a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared in the clouds. While The New Pope is a new series, it is expected to retain some elements of Young Pope."