
Onion News Empire
2013-04-19 · 27 min · ★ 6.8
The journalists at the Onion News Network will do anything to stay at the top of their game. And if they can't find a great story, they'll create one.
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Production details
- Directors
- Todd Strauss-Schulson
- Production companies
- Tensegrity, Amazon Studios, The Onion, Superlative Stimuli
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jeffrey TamborDavid Bryant
Christopher MastersonSam West
Aja Naomi KingJillian
William SadlerEd Musgrove
Laila RobinsHelena Zweibel
Cheyenne JacksonCameron Grey
Jolly AbrahamAbigail
Jodi Applegate KayDaytime News Anchor (as Jodi Applegate-Kay)
Charles TechmanKip O'Rourke
Jonathan MarballiTerrorist
Harriett D. FoyVivian
Jack GilpinArchibald Zweibel
James CaulfieldFather Zweibel
Tanner FloodKid
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