Soon after the debut of Only Murders in the Building season 4, the makers of the mystery-comedy series renewed it for a fifth season. This has confirmed that there would be another murder for the lead trio starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez to solve.
Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building is currently airing on Hulu and Disney+ Hotstar (in India) weekly after debuting on August 27. With ten episodes in total, the finale will drop on October 29.
In the current season, following the murder of Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), the body double of Charles (Steve Martin), the podcast-making-murder-mystery-solving-trio take it upon themselves to solve the new mystery. Meanwhile, they're also invited to Hollywood for a film to be made on their podcast with Eva Longoria playing Mabel (Gomes), Eugene Levy playing Charles (Steve Martin), and Zach Galifianakis roped in to play Oliver (Martin Short).
The fourth season of Only Murders in the Building has a bunch of new cast members including Kumail Nanjiani, Molly Shannon, Melissa McCarthy, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Richard Kind, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen, and Jin Ha. Apart from the series regulars Meryl Streep, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Michael Cyril Creighton and Tina Fey will also be seen in the fourth season.
Only Murders in the Building is created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Attached to 20th Television, the series is co-created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. They also executive produce alongside Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.
Only Murders in the Building season three received 21 Emmy nominations, the most for the series to date. The show has consistently received positive reviews.