The Spoils of Babylon

The Spoils of Babylon

Created by	Matt Piedmont Andrew Steele
Written by	Matt Piedmont Andrew Steele
Directed by	Matt Piedmont
Starring	Tobey Maguire Kristen Wiig Tim Robbins Jessica Alba Val Kilmer Haley Joel Osment Michael Sheen Will Ferrell
Theme music composer	Andrew Feltenstein John Nau
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Will Ferrell Adam McKay Tobey Maguire Kristen Wiig Matt Piedmont Andrew Steele Nate Young Pavlina Hatoupis J.B. Popplewell Cherie Carter Parks
Cinematography	Giles Dunning
Editor(s)	David Trachtenberg
Running time	135 minutes
Production company(s)	Funny or Die
Release
Original network	IFC
Original release	January 9 – February 6, 2014
Chronology
Followed by	The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils of Babylon is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele, directed by Piedmont, and starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, and Will Ferrell.^[1] It is intended to be a spoof of the epic-scale "TV event" miniseries adapted from bestselling novels (such as 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.^[1] For her performance as Cynthia Morehouse, Kristen Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Plot

The entire miniseries is presented as if it had been a real miniseries, with a fictional backstory of how it took three years to film and was originally 22 hours long, and each episode is framed with its author/director Eric Jonrosh sitting in a restaurant discussing it. Patriarch Jonas Morehouse shepherds his daughter Cynthia and adopted son Devon from meager beginnings in the oil fields of Texas to powerful boardrooms in New York City. Cynthia and Devon, entwined in undeniable love, stumble through war-torn battlefields, blazing mansions, filthy drug dens and velvet-sheeted bedrooms on their quest for power and influence. Despite Jonas' best efforts to intervene, Cynthia and Devon's merciless love sets into motion a wave of destruction that crashes down on Devon's graceful wife Lady Anne, his daughter Marianne, his colleague and lover Dixie, Cynthia's hen-pecked husband Chet, her evil son Winston, the scheming Generals and far beyond.

Cast

Will Ferrell as Eric Jonrosh, "Author, Producer, Actor, Writer, Director, Raconteur, Bon Vivant, Legend, Fabulist" of the series.^[2] Ferrell as Jonrosh also plays Reza the Shah of Iran in the final episode.^[2]
Tobey Maguire as Dirk Snowfield as Devon Morehouse, Jonas's adopted son^[2]
Kristen Wiig as Lauoreighiya Samcake (Jonrosh's ex-wife) as Cynthia Morehouse, Jonas's daughter and Devon's adopted sister.^[2]
Tim Robbins as Sir Richard Driftwood as Jonas Morehouse, an entrepreneur in the oil industry^[2]
Val Kilmer as Bobcat Maccaullie as General Cauliffe, a United States Army general^[2]
Michael Sheen as Christopher Smith as Chet Halner, Cynthia's husband^[2]
Jessica Alba as Dixie Melonworth as Dixie Melonworth, a marine biologist and Devon's new love interest.^[2]
Haley Joel Osment as Marty Comanche as Winston Morehouse, Cynthia's evil son^[2]
David Spade as Joseph Sol as Talc Munson
Steve Tom as Rex Muftee as General Maddoxton^[2]
Jellybean Howie as Gumdrop Howard as Marianne Morehouse
Molly Shannon as Odessa Dobson as Meredith Sennheiser
Phillip Wampler as Devon Morehouse (Young)
Isabella Acres as Cynthia Morehouse (Young)
Cal Bartlett as Cyrus Mego
Brian Chapman as News Reporter
Robert Pike Daniel as Board Member #1
Carey Mulligan (voice) as Lady Anne York, Devon Morehouse's mannequin wife^[3]
Marc Evan Jackson as Bank Man^[2]
Tony Mirrcandani as Amed
Al Rossi as Congressman Wilkes

Production

The miniseries began principal photography on June 2, 2013 in Los Angeles.^[1]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Foundling"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)	0.440^[4]
2	"The War Within"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)	0.440^[4]
3	"Kicking the Habit"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)	0.155^[5]
4	"The Rise of the Empire"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)	0.208^[6]
5	"The Age of the Bastard"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)	0.151^[7]
6	"So Sweet the Bells"	Matt Piedmont	Matt Piedmont & Andrew Steele	February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)	0.077^[8]

Companion series

Main article: The Spoils Before Dying

The series was enough of a success for the network to prompt a second Spoils miniseries, The Spoils Before Dying, which debuted on July 8, 2015.^[9]

References

1 2 3 Locker, Melissa (June 3, 2013). "IFC's "The Spoils of Babylon" to feature Jessica Alba, Will Ferrell, Toby Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins and more". IFC. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kondolojy, Amanda (June 3, 2013). "Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig to Join Will Ferrell in 'The Spoils of Babylon'". TV by the Numbers. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Getlen, Larry (December 28, 2013). "Maguire, Wiig lead all-star spoof of bloated '70s miniseries". New York Post. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory," "Millers" Top Charts". The Futon Critic. January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Ratings – Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Night Two of "American Idol" Dominates Viewers, Demos". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ "Ratings – Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "American Idol" Continues Its Reign for FOX". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ "Ratings – Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory" Triumphs Over "American Idol"". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ "Ratings – Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Winter Games Hold Off "Big Bang," "Idol"". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ Berman, Marc (July 9, 2014). IFC Orders Second Season of "Spoils" Franchise. TV Media Insights. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

External links

IFC original programming

Former

1990s debuts	Fishing with John (1991) Split Screen (1997–2001)

2000s debuts	Bollywood Hero (2009) The Business (2006–07) Dinner for Five (2001–05) Dinner with the Band (2009–10) The Festival (2005) Film School (2004) Food Party (2009–10) Framed (2007) Get Hit (2008) Greg the Bunny (2005–06) The Henry Rollins Show (2004–07) Henry Rollins: Uncut (2007–09) Hopeless Pictures (2005) The IFC Media Project (2008–10) The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006–07) Ultimate Film Fanatic (2004–05) The Whitest Kids U' Know (2008–11) Z Rock (2008–09)

2010s debuts	360 Sessions (2010) Benders (2015) The Birthday Boys (2013–14) Bullet in the Face (2012) Bunk (2012) Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012–16) Garfunkel and Oates (2014) Gigi Does It (2015) Maron (2013–2016) Onion News Network (2011) Out There (2013) Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings (2011) The Spoils of Babylon (2014) The Spoils Before Dying (2015) Whisker Wars (2011–12) Young Broke & Beautiful (2011)

Current

Documentary Now! (since 2015)
The Grid (since 2010)
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (since 2010)
Portlandia (since 2011)
Stan Against Evil (since 2016)

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