Critically acclaimed actor and director Peter Capaldi has officially been cast in a recurring guest star role for the upcoming sixth season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series, Only Murders in the Building.
He joins the previously announced cast members David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Adrian Lukis, Richard Ayoade and Kathryn Hunter. Recurring cast members include Jennifer Saunders, Simone Ashley, Sean Teale, Rhea Norwood, Amar Chadha-Patel, Sharon Horgon, Matthew Beard, Jamie Demetriou, Martin Freeman, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Jane Horrocks, Anjana Vasan, Lesley Nicol and Derek Jacobi.
The new season, which is currently in production, has the beloved crime-solving trio, Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short), venturing overseas, leaving New York City to unravel a brand-new mystery in the heart of London.
Only Murders in the Building season 5 revolved around Charles, Oliver and Mabel investigating the death of Arconia's beloved doorman, Lester (Teddy Coluca) and finding a secret gambling centre in the basement of their apartment. They discover that a clandestine group of billionaires is vying to build New York City’s first legal casino in the Arconia.
While zeroing in on the trio for killing Lester, they eventually find that Mayor Beau Tillman was behind the murder. In the final cliffhanger, the series ends with the murder-mystery-solving-podcasters finding Cinda Canning (Tina Fey), whose podcast they first began hearing together, dead just outside the Arconia, teasing her demise as the mystery for the next season. Her death is linked to a mysterious case in London.
Capaldi is popularly known for his role as the 12th Doctor in Doctor Who and his BAFTA-winning role as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It. Notably, Tennant has also starred as the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor on Doctor Who. Specific details regarding Capaldi's character are being kept under tight wraps by the show's creators.
Only Murders in the Building hails from co-creators and writers Martin and John Hoffman and 20th Television. While Only Murders in the Building season 6 is also confirmed to have 10 episodes, a tentative release date is yet to be announced.