The Spoils of Babylon
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The Spoils of Babylon is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele,[lower-alpha 1] directed by Piedmont, and starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, and Will Ferrell.[2] It is a spoof of the epic-scale "TV event" miniseries adapted from bestselling novels (such as Shogun, The Thorn Birds and Rich Man, Poor Man) prevalent on American network television in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Genre | Comedy |
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Directed by | Matt Piedmont |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Giles Dunning |
Editor | David Trachtenberg |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company | Funny or Die |
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Network | IFC |
Release | January 9 (2014-01-09) – February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06) |
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The Spoils Before Dying |
The miniseries premiered on IFC on January 9, 2014.[2] The series received generally positive reviews from critics. For her performance as Cynthia Morehouse, Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.