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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 and it has been renewed for a third season set to premiere in August 8, 2023.
Synopsis[]
The series focuses on washed up television actor Charles-Haden Savage, struggling theater director Oliver Putnam, and young artist Mabel Mora who take 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.
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)
- 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, recurring seasons 1-2)
Recurring[]
- Vanessa Aspillaga as Ursula
- Julian Cihi as Tim Kono (season 1)
- Tina Fey as Cinda Canning
- Ryan Broussard as Will Putnam
- Maulik Pancholy as Arnav (season 1)
- Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller
- Jayne Houdyshell as Bunny Folger (season 1-2)
- Houdyshell also voices Mrs. Gambolini (season 2)
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Williams
- Nathan Lane as Teddy Dimas (season 1-2)
- James Caverly as Theo Dimas
- Zainab Jah as Ndidi Idoko (season 1)
- Russell G. Jones as Dr. Grover Stanley
- Jaboukie Young-White as Sam
- Daniel Oreskes as Marv
- Ali Stroker as Paulette
- Orson Hong as Grant
- Olivia Reis as Zoe Cassidy (season 1)
- Teddy Coluca as Lester
- 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)
- Paul Rudd as Ben Glenroy (season 3; guest season 2)
- Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin (season 3)
- Jesse Williams as Tobert (season 3)
- Ashley Park as Kimber (season 3)
- Molly Shannon (season 4)
- Eva Longoria (season 4)
- Eugene Levy (season 4)
- Kumail Nanjiani (season 4)
- Zach Galifianakis (season 4)
- Desmin Borges (season 4)
- Siena Werber (season 4)
- Lilian Rebelo (season 4)
- Richard Kind (season 4)
- Daphne Rubin-Vega (season 4)
- Catherine Cohen (season 4)
- Jin Ha (season 4)
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)
- Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki
- 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 (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)
Episodes[]
Season One (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 Two (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 |
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.
- 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.