Name: The Spoils Before Dying
Rating: 6.0

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 2015-07-08

Last Air Date: 2015-07-10

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Matt Piedmont, Harper Steele

Networks: IFC

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Top Cast

Michael Kenneth Williams as Rock Banyon
Kristen Wiig as Delores O'Dell
Maya Rudolph as Fresno Foxglove
Bérénice Marlohe as Beatrice
Chin Han as Salizar Vasquez DeLeon
Will Ferrell as Eric Jonrosh
Peter Coyote as Dizzy the Cat
Steve Tom as General
Marc Evan Jackson as Kermit Biggs
Haley Joel Osment as Alistair St. Barnaby

Seasons

None (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Murder in B-Flat (2015-07-08)

A hard-luck pianist becomes the prime suspect in two murders, including that of his singer/part-time lover in Los Angeles, and sets out to clear his name.
Ep. 2: Blues for Barnaby (2015-07-08)

Rock hightails it to Mexico, where he reunites with his one-time big band singer, Delores DeWinter.
Ep. 3: That's Jazz (2015-07-09)

Rock performs on a jazz television show and later meets Kenton Price, a close friend of Stygamian's. Rock is accused of a second murder and the mystery deepens.
Ep. 4: Fear Steps In (2015-07-09)

While trying to uncover the mystery, Kenton Price is shot; Rock goes to Stygamian's house where Rock is drugged in a secret lair.
Ep. 5: The Trip Trap (2015-07-10)

Rock learns new details about the circumstances surrounding the murders of Fresno Foxglove and Stygamian from a secret source.
Ep. 6: The Biscuit Eaters (2015-07-10)

Rock is pursued by the FBI and uncovers the true murderer.