A multigenerational chronicle begins with an entrepreneur hoping to strike it rich in the oil fields, while his adopted son begins an affair with his daughter. Later, war breaks out and the son enlists.

The Spoils of Babylon Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - The Foundling
• s01e02 - The War Within
• s01e03 - Kicking the Habit
• s01e04 - The Rise of the Empire
• s01e05 - The Age of the Bastard
• s01e06 - So Sweet the Bells

The Spoils of Babylon Show Summary

The blowsy century-spanning saga chronicles the sexy and dramatic lives of a family who made their fortune in the oil business.

In the vein of The Thorn Birds and Winds of War, the epic story of The Spoils of Babylon spans three generations, taking viewers from the oil fields of Texas to boardrooms in New York City, through world war battlefields and velvet sheeted bedrooms.

As the story unfolds, the booze, the passion and the heartache lead to illegal arms deals and international espionage with the Shah of Iran not to mention the creation of the doomed sub-prime market.