The Spoils Before Dying (2015)

Name: The Spoils Before Dying
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michael Kenneth Williams, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Bérénice Marlohe, Chin Han

Comedy · Crime · Music

Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (1,140 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Spectrum On Demand · Plex · Plex Channel
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Michael Kenneth Williams Rock Banyon
Kristen Wiig Delores O'Dell
Maya Rudolph Fresno Foxglove
Bérénice Marlohe Beatrice
Chin Han Salizar Vasquez DeLeon
Will Ferrell Eric Jonrosh

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

6.42 avg 6 episodes 6.6 → 6.4 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murder in B Flat	6.6	79
2	Blues for Barnaby	6.3	62
3	That's Jazz	6.4	55
4	Fear Steps In	6.5	49
5	The Trip Trap	6.3	50
6	The Biscuit Eaters	6.4	50