Babylon: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

Channel 4 | Sundance Channel | Season Premiere Date: November 13, 2014

Starring: Bertie Carvel, Adam Deacon, Paterson Joseph

Summary: This six-part Sundance original series (a co-production with the UK's Channel 4) comes from filmmaker Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) as well as Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, the pair behind the long-running UK cult comedy Peep Show. The workplace satire—where the workplace in question involves the highest levels of London's policeThis six-part Sundance original series (a co-production with the UK's Channel 4) comes from filmmaker Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) as well as Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, the pair behind the long-running UK cult comedy Peep Show. The workplace satire—where the workplace in question involves the highest levels of London's police force—stars Brit Marling and James Nesbitt.… Expand

Creator: Robert Jones and Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: December 18, 2014
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: December 11, 2014
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: December 4, 2014

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Jan 16, 2015

Danny Boyle--but more so his co-creator Robert Jones and executive producer-lead writer Jesse Armstrong--has created a layered analysis of a failing system, and, true to its satirical inception, he doesn't let anyone off the hook. Read full review

Kevin Sullivan

Jan 5, 2015

The first episode is as thrilling as it is hilarious. [9 Jan 2015, p.74] Read full review

Tim Goodman

Jan 9, 2015

A pretty gritty and compelling drama. Read full review

David Zurawik

Jan 4, 2015

The resonance of this drama with our lives today alone makes it worth a look. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Jan 14, 2015

Though Babylon is pleasant and reasonably well executed, there's not too much to grab on to at the center of the drama; it makes moves toward engagement of knotty issues, only to ultimately skate along their surface. But Nesbitt is typically excellent and the show's depiction of London, its cops and its cynical politics can be diverting. Read full review

John Anderson

Jan 4, 2015

The nastiness of Babylon is refreshing, even while the writing fails to support either the level of acting or the atmosphere, which aspires to something far more clever than what the writers ... have delivered. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Jan 8, 2015

Admittedly, the actors have a few terrific scenes. But the show--and I say this with much rue-- just doesn't work. Read full review

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jordan36blake

Jan 12, 2015

Unique, witty fast-paced dark British humor. The beautiful Brit Marling has a fascinating on-screen presence as the only American in the cast. British friends who have seen the series on BBC note that the last three episodes are thrilling cliff hangers, extremely well-executed as they moveUnique, witty fast-paced dark British humor. The beautiful Brit Marling has a fascinating on-screen presence as the only American in the cast. British friends who have seen the series on BBC note that the last three episodes are thrilling cliff hangers, extremely well-executed as they move from the comedic to the dark. Looking forward to seeing them.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 13, 2014
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: December 18, 2014
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: December 11, 2014
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: December 4, 2014
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: November 27, 2014
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: November 20, 2014
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: February 9, 2014
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 8, 2015