The Spoils of Babylon
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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 – February 6, 2014 |
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| The Spoils Before Dying | |
The Spoils of Babylon is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele, directed by Piedmont, and starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, and Will Ferrell. 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.
The miniseries premiered on IFC on January 9, 2014. 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.