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Only Murders in the Building is an American mystery, comedy-drama that premiered on August 31, 2021 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. The second season premiered on June 28, 2022, the third season premiered on August 8, 2023, and the fourth season premiered on August 27, 2024.
Synopsis[]
The series focuses on washed up television actor Charles-Haden Savage, struggling theater director Oliver Putnam, and young artist, Mabel Mora who takes up residence in the prestigious apartment complex known as the Arconia. After the murder of their neighbor Tim Kono, the trio become suspicious and start a podcast that chronicles their attempt to solve the murder, despite their incompetence and personal struggles.
In Season Two, the trio's landlord, Bunny Folger, is murdered with the three of them as the primary suspects. They quickly prove their innocence, but set out to find the real murderer.
In Season Three, Charles successfully returns to acting, only for his co-star, Ben Glenroy, to suddenly die onstage, forcing him, Oliver and Mable into another web of lies.
In season four, Charles' friend and stunt double Sazz Pataki is murdered. While solving the mystery, the gang must also contend with a film adaptation of their podcast, the egos involved in its production, and the strange "Westies" that live on the other side of the building.
In season five, the Arconia's friendly doorman Lester is murdered in a fountain, whose death may have ties to the disappearance of Nicky "The Neck" Caccimelio, and the history of the Arconia itself.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage
- Martin Short as Oliver Putnam
- Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora
- Aaron Dominguez as Oscar Torres (Season 1)
- Amy Ryan as Jan Bellows (Season 1; recurring Season 2, guest Season 4)
- Cara Delevingne as Alice Banks (Season 2)
- Adina Verson as Poppy White/Becky Butler (Season 2; recurring Season 1)
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris (Season 3-present, recurring Seasons 1-2)
Special Guest[]
- Paul Rudd as Ben Glenroy (Season 3; guest Season 2)
- Rudd as Glen Stubbins (Season 4)
- Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin (Season 3-present)
- Zach Galifianakis as Himself (Season 4)
- Eugene Levy as Himself (Season 4)
- Eva Longoria as Herself (Season 4)
Recurring[]
- Vanessa Aspillaga as Ursula (Season 1-2)
- Julian Cihi as Tim Kono (Season 1)
- Tina Fey as Cinda Canning (Season 1-2; guest 3)
- Ryan Broussard as Will Putnam (Season 1-2; guest 3-4)
- Maulik Pancholy as Arnav Kapoor (Season 1)
- Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller
- Jayne Houdyshell as Bunny Folger (Season 1-2; guest 3)
- Houdyshell also voices Mrs. Gambolini (Season 2)
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams
- Nathan Lane as Teddy Dimas (Season 1-2)
- James Caverly as Theo Dimas (Season 1-2; guest 3)
- Zainab Jah as Ndidi Idoko (Season 1)
- Russell G. Jones as Dr. Grover Stanley (Season 1-2)
- Jaboukie Young-White as Sam (Season 1-2)
- Daniel Oreskes as Marv (Season 1-2)
- Ali Stroker as Paulette (Season 1-2)
- Orson Hong as Grant (Season 1-2)
- Olivia Reis as Zoe Cassidy (Season 1)
- Teddy Coluca as Lester (Season 1-2, 4; guest 3)
- Zoe Colletti as Lucy (Season 2)
- Michael Rapaport as Detective Kreps (Season 2)
- Christine Ko as Nina Lin (Season 2)
- Ariel Shafir as Ivan (Season 2)
- Jason Veasey as Jonathan (Season 3; guest Season 2)
- Linda Emond as Donna DeMeo (Season 3)
- Jesse Williams as Tobert (Season 3)
- Ashley Park as Kimber Min (Season 3)
- Don Darryl Rivera as Bobo Malone (Season 3)
- Wesley Taylor as Clifford "Cliff" DeMeo (Season 3)
- Jeremy Shamos as Dickie Glenroy (Season 3; guest Season 4)
- Gerald Caesar as Ty Wessex (Season 3)
- Allison Guinn as K. T. Knoblauer (Season 3)
- Gerrard Lobo as Detective Biswas (Season 3)
- Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki (Season 4; guest Season 1-3)
- Molly Shannon as Bev Melon (Season 4)
- Jin Ha as Marshall P. Pope/Rex Bailey (Season 4)
- Siena Werber as Tawny Brothers (Season 4)
- Catherine Cohen as Trina Brothers (Season 4)
- Desmin Borges as Alfonso (Season 4)
- Richard Kind as Vince Fish (Season 4)
- Kumail Nanjiani as Rudy Thurber (Season 4)
- Daphne Rubin-Vega as Inez (Season 4)
- Lilian Rebelo as Ana (Season 4)
- Melissa McCarthy as Doreen (Season 4)
- Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio (season 5; guest Season 4)
- Keegan-Michael Key as TBA (season 5)
- Christoph Waltz as TBA (season 5)
- Renée Zellweger as TBA (season 5)
- Logan Lerman as TBA (season 5)
- Jermaine Fowler as TBA (season 5)
Guests[]
- Adriane Lenox as Roberta (Season 1)
- Sting as Himself (Season 1)
- Roy Wood Jr. as Vaughn (Season 1)
- Jacob Ming-Trent as Lucian (Season 1)
- Jimmy Fallon as Himself (Season 1)
- Mandy Gonzalez as Silvia Mora (Season 1)
- Amy Schumer as Herself (Season 2)
- Ben Livingston as Charles' late father (Season 2)
- Shirley MacLaine as Rose Cooper (Season 2)
- Andrea Martin as Joy (Season 2)
- Mark Consuelos as Mabel's late father (Season 2)
- Noma Dumezweni as Maxine Spear (Season 3)
- Adrian Martinez as Gregg (Season 3)
- Peter Bartlett as Jerry Blau (Season 3)
- Matthew Broderick as Himself (Season 3)
- Mel Brooks as Himself (Season 3)
- Scott Bakula as Himself (Season 4)
- John McEnroe as Himself (Season 4)
- Griffin Dunne as Prof. Milton Dudenoff (Season 4)
- Jason Kravits as Big Mike (Season 4)
- Alexandra Templer as Helga (Season 4)
- Ron Howard as Himself (Season 4)
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2021)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | "True Crime" | Jamie Babbit | Steve Martin & John Hoffman | August 31, 2021 |
| 02 | 02 | "Who Is Tim Kono?" | Jamie Babbit | Kirker Butler | August 31, 2021 |
| 03 | 03 | "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" | Gillian Robespierre | Ben Smith | August 31, 2021 |
| 04 | 04 | "The Sting" | Gillian Robespierre | Kristin Newman | September 7, 2021 |
| 05 | 05 | "Twist" | Don Scardino | Thembi L. Banks | September 14, 2021 |
| 06 | 06 | "To Protect and Serve" | Don Scardino | Madeleine George & Kim Rosenstock | September 21, 2021 |
| 07 | 07 | "The Boy from 6B" | Cherien Dabis | Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe | September 28, 2021 |
| 08 | 08 | "Fan Fiction" | Cherien Dabis | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | October 5, 2021 |
| 09 | 09 | "Double Time" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Kristin Newman | October 12, 2021 |
| 10 | 10 | "Open and Shut" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Rachel Burger | October 19, 2021 |
Season 2 (2022)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 01 | "Persons of Interest" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Noah Levine | June 28, 2022 |
| 12 | 02 | "Framed" | John Hoffman | Kristin Newman | June 28, 2022 |
| 13 | 03 | "The Last Day of Bunny Folger" | Jude Weng | Ben Smith | July 5, 2022 |
| 14 | 04 | "Here's Looking at You" | Jude Weng | Valentina Garza & Rachel Burger | July 12, 2022 |
| 15 | 05 | "The Tell" | Cherien Dabis | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | July 19, 2022 |
| 16 | 06 | "Performance Review" | Cherien Dabis | Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith | July 26, 2022 |
| 17 | 07 | "Flipping the Pieces" | Chris Teague | Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe | August 2, 2022 |
| 18 | 08 | "Hello, Darkness" | Chris Teague | Madeleine George | August 9, 2022 |
| 19 | 09 | "Sparring Partners" | Jamie Babbit | Kirker Butler | August 16, 2022 |
| 20 | 10 | "I Know Who Did It" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | August 23, 2022 |
Season 3 (2023)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 01 | "The Show Must..." | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Sas Goldberg | August 8, 2023 |
| 22 | 02 | "The Beat Goes On" | John Hoffman | Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith | August 8, 2023 |
| 23 | 03 | "Grab Your Hankies" | Adam Shankman | Matteo Borghese | August 15, 2023 |
| 24 | 04 | "The White Room" | Adam Shankman | J. J. Philbin | August 22, 2023 |
| 25 | 05 | "Ah, Love!" | Chris Koch | Tess Morris & Noah Levine | August 29, 2023 |
| 26 | 06 | "Ghost Light" | Chris Koch | Madeleine George | September 5, 2023 |
| 27 | 07 | "Cobro" | Cherian Dabis | Ben Philippe & Jake Schnesel | September 12, 2023 |
| 28 | 08 | "Sitzprobe" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Pete Swanson & Siena Streiber | September 19, 2023 |
| 29 | 09 | "Thirty" | Cherien Dabis | Elaine Ko | September 26, 2023 |
| 30 | 10 | "Opening Night" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Ben Smith | October 3, 2023 |
Season 4 (2024)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 01 | "Once Upon a Time in the West" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith | August 27, 2024 |
| 32 | 02 | "Gates of Heaven" | John Hoffman | Kristin Newman | September 3, 2024 |
| 33 | 03 | "Two for the Road" | Chris Koch | Ben Smith & Pete Swanson | September 10, 2024 |
| 34 | 04 | "The Stunt Man" | Chris Koch | Madeleine George | September 17, 2024 |
| 35 | 05 | "Adaptation" | Jessica Yu | J. J. Philbin & Ella Robinson Brooks | September 24, 2024 |
| 36 | 06 | "Blow-Up" | Jessica Yu | Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz | October 1, 2024 |
| 37 | 07 | "Valley of the Dolls" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | October 8, 2024 |
| 38 | 08 | "Lifeboat" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Kristin Newman & Jake Schnesel | October 15, 2024 |
| 39 | 09 | "Escape From Planet Klongo" | Jamie Babbit | Ben Smith & Alex Bigelow | October 22, 2024 |
| 40 | 10 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman | October 29, 2024 |
Videos[]
Only Murders in the Building (Official) Teaser - Hulu
Only Murders in the Building - Official Trailer
Only Murders in the Building Season 2 - Trailer - Hulu
Only Murders in the Building - Season 3 Trailer - Hulu
Only Murders in the Building - Season 4 Trailer - Hulu
Trivia[]
- Steve Martin and Martin Short have worked together on numerous projects before including Three Amigos!, Father of the Bride, and Father of the Bride Part II.
- Season 4 reunites Steve Martin and Eugene Levy who both previously starred in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Bringing Down the House. Additionally, Levy and Short both starred together on Second City Television.
- This, along with Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, are the only Disney owned properties to feature characters owned by Warner Bros.
