The Spoils Before Dying Access

is a six-part American comedy miniseries that premiered on IFC in July 2015. Created by Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele under the Funny or Die banner, it serves as a follow-up to the 2014 miniseries The Spoils of Babylon . Premise and Concept

The series is framed as a "lost masterpiece" from the fictional author and director (played by Will Ferrell ), a bloated, self-important blowhard who serves as an Orson Welles-inspired host. The Spoils Before Dying

: His quest takes him across the border to Mexico and through the underground gay community of the 1950s. is a six-part American comedy miniseries that premiered

Set in 1950s Los Angeles, the story follows (Michael Kenneth Williams), a jazz pianist who wakes up to find himself the prime suspect in the murder of his former lover, singer Fresno Foxglove (Maya Rudolph). : His quest takes him across the border

: The police give Banyon exactly three days to clear his name.

: While its predecessor mocked epic "doorstop" miniseries like The Thorn Birds , this installment parodies 1950s film noir , beatnik culture, and pretentious jazz movies.