Summary
Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 65Audiences 56GoodWatch 61
Time to watch it all
2 h 18 min
6 episodes, about 23 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
First aired
2015
July 8, 2015
Ended 2015
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for strong language, sexual content, and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
34 people
Michael Kenneth WilliamsRock Banyon6 episodes
Kristen WiigDelores O'Dell6 episodes
Maya RudolphFresno Foxglove6 episodes
Bérénice MarloheBeatrice6 episodes
Chin HanSalizar Vasquez DeLeon6 episodes
Will FerrellEric Jonrosh6 episodes
Peter CoyoteDizzy the Cat6 episodes
Steve TomGeneral6 episodes
Marc Evan JacksonKermit Biggs6 episodes
Haley Joel OsmentAlistair St. Barnaby6 episodes
Michael SheenChet6 episodes
Tim MeadowsGary Dunhill6 episodes- AEAriana EmanceBallerina6 episodes
- JBJim BouldenPuppeteer #16 episodes
Bree CondonGroovy VaVoom6 episodes
Kevin CarlsonPuppeteer #26 episodes
Emily RatajkowskiAgent Day6 episodes
Andy DalyArtie Mann6 episodes
Kari ColemanDr. Caligarious6 episodes
Chris MulkeyEd Nestly6 episodes
Jack KilmerTabby Smooth6 episodes
Brooke PeoplesJiffy6 episodes
Molly ShannonTricksy6 episodes
Chris ParnellBebop Jones6 episodes
Directing · 1
- Matt Piedmont Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Writing · 1
- Harper Steele Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Production · 7
- Will Ferrell Executive Producer
- Adam McKay Executive Producer
- Nate Young Executive Producer
- Kristen Wiig Producer
- Lauren Grey Casting
- Tina Densmore Bell Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Giles Dunning Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David Trachtenberg Editor
Sound · 2
- Andrew Feltenstein Original Music Composer
- John Nau Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Mark Snelgrove Production Design
- Natalie Groce Art Direction
- Helen Kozora Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Trayce Gigi Field Costume Design
Tropes
The Spoils Before Dying episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Murder in B Flat, 6.6
- S1 E2 Blues for Barnaby, 6.3
- S1 E3 That's Jazz, 6.4
- S1 E4 Fear Steps In, 6.5
- S1 E5 The Trip Trap, 6.3
- S1 E6 The Biscuit Eaters, 6.4
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