High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! XIII: The Conspiracy is a Franco-Canadian 2008 TV mini-series based on the Belgian comic book series and game of the same title, originally by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, revolving around an amnesiac protagonist who seeks to discover his concealed past. The series was directed by Duane Clark, stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, was produced by Prodigy Pictures and Cipango Films. It was first shown on TV in France on October 6 and 13, 2008 on Canal+, was first broadcast in the USA on NBC on February 8 and 15, 2009, first broadcast in Australia (as "The Conspiracy") on Nine on November 1 and 8, 2009 and first broadcast in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2009 on Five.