Netflix, IFC, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau in New Deal

BEVERLY HILLS, February 1: The online movie rental service
Netflix has joined forces with the Independent Film Channel (IFC), along with
actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, to produce a special 50th episode of the
Emmy-nominated IFC series Dinner for Five.

Premiering today on IFC at 10:30 p.m., the 50th episode of Dinner
for Five will coincide with the U.S.
theatrical release of the comedy film Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy
Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights—Hollywood to the Heartland on February 8, which stars Vaughn and Favreau. The
50th episode of Dinner for Five will
also be available to Netflix subscribers as streaming video on Netflix.com
beginning Monday, February 4, and is available now on IFC.com.

The 50th episode of Dinner for Five pairs Vaughn and Favreau with co-stars Peter
Billingsley, Justin Long and Keir O'Donnell for a dinner and conversation
revolving around Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30
Nights—Hollywood to the Heartland.
All five guests appear in the film. In this special episode, they will share
personal experiences from the making of Vince Vaughn's Wild West
Comedy Show as well as classic moments from
signature films such as Swingers,
Dodgeball, Wedding
Crashers and A Christmas Story.

"The original 49 episodes of IFC's Dinner for Five served up diverse personalities and points of view
and made for entertaining and insightful TV," said Ted Sarandos, the chief
content officer for Netflix.
"Creating this special 50th episode was a unique opportunity and
partnering with IFC gives us the chance to make it accessible to a highly
interested audience."

"A signature series for IFC, Dinner for Five is a highly entertaining and innovative program that
truly engaged and resonated with our audience," said Evan Shapiro, the
executive VP and general manager of IFC. "As a network committed to
original programming, we are pleased to be teaming up with Netflix on a 50th
episode. With online and on-air broadcasts of this special sequel, we will
provide viewers with on-demand access to all new, thoughtful and candid
conversations from some of the biggest names in entertainment."

The 50th episode of Dinner for Five was shot January 5 at Global Cuisine in Los Angeles
and was executive produced by Messrs. Favreau, Billingsley, Sarandos and
Shapiro, and Lisa Tauger, Debbie DeMontreaux and Christine Lubrano. The
original Dinner for Five series
was produced by Billingsley and Tauger, hosted by Favreau and inspired by the
famed Algonquin Roundtable from the 1920s. The series aired on IFC from 2001 to
2005.

—By Irene Lew