The Spoils Before Dying

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The Spoils Before Dying
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Created by Matt Piedmont
Harper Steele [a]
Written byMatt Piedmont
Harper Steele [a]
Directed byMatt Piedmont
Starring Will Ferrell
Michael Kenneth Williams
Kristen Wiig
Haley Joel Osment Bérénice Marlohe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Will Ferrell
Adam McKay
Matt Piedmont
Harper Steele [a]
Nate Young
Production company Funny or Die
Original release
Network IFC
ReleaseJuly 8 (2015-07-08) –
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)

The Spoils Before Dying is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele, [a] and directed by Piedmont. It stars Will Ferrell, Michael Kenneth Williams and Kristen Wiig. [2] The miniseries premiered on July 8, 2015, on the American cable channel IFC. [3] A follow-up to the miniseries The Spoils of Babylon , The Spoils Before Dying follows a 1950s jazz pianist-turned-private eye who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Murder in B Flat" Matt Piedmont Matt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)0.14 [7]
2"Blues for Barnaby"Matt PiedmontMatt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)0.11 [7]
3"That's Jazz"Matt PiedmontMatt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)0.06 [8]
4"Fear Steps In"Matt PiedmontMatt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)0.03 [8]
5"The Trip Trap"Matt PiedmontMatt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)0.08 [9]
6"The Biscuit Eaters"Matt PiedmontMatt Piedmont & Harper Steele [a] July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)0.08 [9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Credited as Andrew Steele; Steele came out as transgender and changed her name in 2022. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Sharf, Zack; Donnelly, Matt (January 21, 2024). "Will Ferrell Had 'Zero Knowledge' About the Trans Community. Then His Best Friend of 30 Years Came Out: 'This Was All New Territory for Me'". Variety . Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "IFC Grabs More 'Spoils' From Funny Or Die". Deadline Hollywood . July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Locker, Melissa (May 6, 2015). "The Spoils Before Dying to Premiere This July as Three Night Mini-Series Event". IFC . Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 9, 2015). "Michael Kenneth Williams To Star In Sundance Series 'Hap And Leonard', IFC's 'Spoils Before Dying'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 O'Neal, Sean (March 17, 2015). "Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Haley Joel Osment in for Spoils Of Babylon follow-up". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stephens, Emily L. (July 9, 2015). "The Spoils Before Dying: "That's Jazz"/"Fear Steps In"". The A.V. Club . Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.8.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.9.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.10.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015.
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