The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying
Created byMatt Piedmont
Harper Steele[a]
Written byMatt Piedmont
Harper Steele[a]
Directed byMatt Piedmont
StarringWill Ferrell
Michael Kenneth Williams
Kristen Wiig
Haley Joel Osment
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersWill Ferrell
Adam McKay
Matt Piedmont
Harper Steele[a]
Nate Young
Production companyFunny or Die
Original release
NetworkIFC
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]

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Murder in B Flat"Matt PiedmontMatt 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Credited as Andrew Steele; Steele came out as transgender and changed her name in 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sharf, Zack; Donnelly, Matt (21 January 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 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. ^ a b "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.8.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10.
  8. ^ a b "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.9.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
  9. ^ a b "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.10.2015". showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15.