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[12/09/15 - 07:12 AM]
Nominations Announced for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
This year's event will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 30 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT).

[06/16/15 - 07:38 AM]
Video: "The Spoils Before Dying's" Jazzy New Trailer
This three night comedy miniseries event on IFC will air two back-to-back half-hour episodes Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10.

[05/07/15 - 07:05 AM]
IFC's "The Spoils Before Dying" to Premiere This July as Three-Day Miniseries Event
Two half-hour episodes of the six part miniseries will air each evening of Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10.

[03/17/15 - 07:03 AM]
Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Haley Joel Osment Join Michael Kenneth Williams and Will Ferrell in IFC's "The Spoils Before Dying"
Also returning in new roles are Michael Sheen, Val Kilmer, Steve Tom and Marc Evan Jackson.

[03/09/15 - 07:06 AM]
Michael Kenneth Williams to Star in IFC's "The Spoils Before Dying"
In addition Will Ferrell will reprise his role as Jonrosh, the booze-soaked author turned director who opens and closes each riveting episode.

[07/10/14 - 08:35 AM]
IFC Scores Eight Emmy(R) Award Nominations
"Portlandia" garnered six nominations, the most in the series' history.

[07/07/14 - 07:04 AM]
IFC Orders Second "Spoils" Saga from Legendary Auteur
The latest book-to-screen adaption from fictional literary author Eric Jonrosh is titled "The Spoils Before Dying."

[01/14/14 - 11:53 AM]
"The Spoils of Babylon" Premiere Night Draws Nearly 2.3 Million Viewers to IFC
IFC spins the numbers for Thursday, January 9.

[11/14/13 - 11:25 AM]
Video: Epic New Trailer for "The Spoils of Babylon" - Coming to IFC Jan 9 at 10PM
Tobey Maguire, Jessica Alba, Will Ferrell, Jellybean Howie, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen, Steve Tom and Kristen Wiig star in the project.

[10/10/13 - 08:06 AM]
"The Spoils of Babylon" Premieres on IFC Thursday, January 9 at 10:00PM ET/PT
The six-part series features Jessica Alba, Will Ferrell, Jellybean Howie, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Haley Joel Osment, Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen, David Spade, Steve Tom and Kristen Wiig.

[06/03/13 - 07:05 AM]
Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tim Robbins & Michael Sheen Join Will Ferrell, Tobey Maguire & Kristen Wiig in IFC's "The Spoils of Babylon"
Production began June 2 in Los Angeles with six, half-hour episodes to premiere on IFC in early 2014.

[05/03/13 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 3
Updates include: Haley Joel Osment boards IFC's "The Spoils of Babylon"; TLC renews "Welcome to Myrtle Manor"; and Billy Crystal eyes small screen return.

[04/29/13 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 29
Updates include: Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig to star in IFC's "The Spoils of Babylon"; ABC greenlights "Sing Your Face Off"; and Starz opens writers' room for "Outlander."

[03/07/13 - 06:38 AM]
IFC Greenlights New Original Scripted Comedy Series Produced by Funny or Die - "The Spoils of Babylon"
The series is a television adaptation of a best-selling epic novel by fictional famous author Eric Jonrosh, played by Will Ferrell.







SPOILS OF BABYLON, THE (IFC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/9/14 - 7/10/15
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2014-2015 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (12 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from IFC's press release, May 2015) IFC today announced The Spoils Before Dying will premiere in its full cinematic glory as a three-night comedy miniseries event Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10. Two half-hour episodes of the six part miniseries will air each evening starting at 9:00pm ET/PT on IFC. Written in a fit of youthful intoxication by legendary author turned director Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell), The Spoils Before Dying is a debaucherous pulp-noir murder mystery set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles' jazz scene. It follows Rock Banyon (Michael Kenneth Williams) as he becomes the prime suspect in the double murder of his occasional lover Fresno Foxglove (Maya Rudolph) who is found dead with another man. Panicked, Rock splits for Mexico where he reunites with his one-time big band singer Delores DeWinter (Kristen Wiig). With 72-hours to clear his name or fry in the electric chair, Rock and Delores embark on a dangerous quest for the truth that takes them into an abyss of sex, drugs, betrayal, and of course, jazz. While his world crumbles, Rock's hard-charging manager Alistair St. Barnaby (Haley Joel Osment) pressures him to record a mainstream jazz album.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Haley Joel Osment as Alistair St. Barnaby
· Kristen Wiig as Delores O'Dell
· Maya Rudolph as Fresno Foxglove
· Michael Kenneth Williams as Rock Banyon
· Will Ferrell as Eric Jonrosh/Shah of Iran
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Haley Joel Osment as Winston
· Jessica Alba as Dixie Mellonworth
· Kristen Wiig as Cynthia
· Michael Sheen as Chet Halner
· Steve Tom as General
· Tim Robbins as Jonas Morehouse
· Tobey Maguire as Devon
· Val Kilmer as General
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam McKay as EP
· Andrew Steele as CRTR/EP
· Matt Piedmont as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Will Ferrell as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Gary Sanchez Productions