Only Murders in the Building Season 5: Key Info
– Officially renewed for Season 5
– No confirmed release date or trailer yet
– The main cast of the show returns
– No new guest stars revealed, but very likely to appear
– Plot details scarce, bare speculation about Season 4’s finale
– Co-creator John Hoffman hopes for more seasons
While the murder-solving, podcast-creating trio of Only murder in the building maybe hoping for a moment of peace, they have no such luck. Luck is in store for fans of the show as the wildly popular murder mystery returns for Season 5. Set in the luxury apartment complex, The Arconia, and fronted by Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short, it’s the perfect recipe for one of the best hulu shows.
IN Only murder in the building season 4, the show that’s about a podcast, was about that podcast being made into a movie. But that wasn’t the most confusing thing about it – instead, it was the onslaught of murders that kept happening, especially on Charles’ beloved stunt double, Sazz Pataki. One would think, given the trio’s success rate in solving these heinous crimes, that the offenders would choose another location. But like Only murder in the building season 5 is in the queue, the killing spree is far from over. Here’s everything you need to know, including cast, plot, and when it might be released on Hulu (US) and Disney Plus (international).
Full spoilers follow Only murder in the building season 1-4.
Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Release Date Prediction
Only murder in the building season 5 is officially on its way. During an exclusive interview with TheWrap in September 2024, showrunner John Hoffman revealed, “We’ve been keeping it a secret for about a week and a half now. It’s very exciting. We’ve been in the writers’ room on Season 5 for two weeks now. So it’s pretty quick , and we are already underway.” We also know that it will be a ten-episode run, just like the rest.
The renewal came just a week after the Season 4 premiere, and the leading trio took to Instagram to reveal more. Steve chokes out, “So when would it be on? It would be 2025.” To which Selena replies: “Well, we don’t know. We don’t have the date. We have to shoot it.”
However, 2025 seems quite likely. Given the Hulu show’s previous release schedule, we’ve had a summer release date every year since 2021. So to solve our very own mystery, we’re predicting season 5 will follow suit with a summer 2025 release date.
Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Trailer: Is There One?
Only murder in the building season 4 didn’t wrap until late October, and the cast discussed in September that they hadn’t started shooting season 5 yet, so there’s no trailer to share. We’ll update this section when the trailer drops, which has historically been released just weeks before the show’s return. So hold on tight until we’re well into 2025.
Only Murders in the Building season 5 confirmed cast
It wouldn’t be Only murder in the building without the charismatic and endearing trio of Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin, who all return. We also have a confirmed guest star for season 5 – Téa Leoni – who appeared in the season 4 finale, which we’ll discuss more in the plot speculation below.
Despite already having a star-studded lead to lead the show, Only murder in the building has proven that it will always bring an incredible roster of guest stars – from Tina Fey in Season 1 to Meryl Streep in Season 3. Although Streep has since become a recurring cast member. Not to forget, there’s Charles, Mabel and Oliver from the Season 4 adaptation, played by Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria and Zach Galifinakis.
While only the trio and Téa Leoni have been confirmed, here’s who we expect to appear Only murder in the building season 5:
- Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage
- Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora
- Martin Short as Oliver Putnam
- Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin-Putnam
- Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams
- Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller
- Ryan Boussard as Will Putnam
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris
Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Rumors
Major spoilers follow Only murder in the building season 4.
Although we don’t know Only murder in the building season 5 story synopsis yet, there’s a lot to unpack from season 4 that should give us an idea. As the trio successfully solved another murder – this time of Charles’ stunt double, Sazz Pataki – it once again felt as if they would finally be free to relax. But it wouldn’t be a show without another murder.
Enjoying the fact that Oliver’s wedding day to Loretta (Meryl Streep) had been unspoiled, the trio are quickly brought back to reality when they find Lester, Arconia’s doorman and beloved recurring star of the show, dead in the fountain. As has been the case with previous seasons, this cliffhanger ending sets up the story for the next investigation – and Season 5.
But that’s not the only investigation hinted at as Season 4 wraps up. A mysterious woman who introduces herself as Sofia (Téa Leoni) asks Charles and Mabel to find her husband, Nicky ‘The Neck’ Caccimelio. Now we heard this name in a news report in episode nine that said Nicky, the cleaning kingpin of Brooklyn with connections to the Caputo crime family, had gone missing. A report that Mabel reacts to. Sofia says she will pay them well to help her, to which they explain that they are only investigating murders in the building. Her response, his disappearance has everything to do with the building. Although they reject her, she leaves behind her card and the hint that her story will be heavily intertwined in Season 5.
A hint that has since been confirmed by co-creator John Hoffman to Deadline: “I think she’s the big tease at the end of the finale and a bit of an exciting bump forward.” Adds: “But beyond that, it’s a world that potentially opens up that we haven’t talked about too much yet in New York, so she holds a lot of intrigue.”
However, there is even more to discuss – murder aside. In the finale, Oliver and Loretta got married, even though Loretta’s TV show has moved to New Zealand and so did she. Leaving Oliver at The Arconia with his friends, they agree that they will make their unconventional relationship work, even with distance. Given this, we’re going to assume this won’t be the last we see of newlywed Loretta Durkin-Putnam.
Then there’s the shocking return of Jan Bellows (Amy Ryan) who, despite being imprisoned in Season 1, saves the trio by shooting and killing Marshall P. Pope, aka Rex Bailey, aka Sazz’s killer . Although she appeared earlier in the season, Charles was also hallucinating Sazz, so it was not clear if he had imagined Jan as well. Fortunately, she was not a figment of his imagination and was therefore killed to avenge Sazz, her friend after a visit to prison in season 2, and save Charles (and Mabel and Oliver). But when the police took her away in handcuffs, Jan said: “It’s not goodbye, Charles. It is never with us. We’re playoffs.” To this, we’ll predict that we haven’t said goodbye to Jan after all.
Only murder in the building season 4 also ended with the film still being shot. So a return of Eva Longoria, Zach Galifinakis, and Eugene Levy could very well be on the cards for Season 5. Plus, with another murder in the building, we’d expect the return of the usual stalwart Arconia residents (who haven’t it) been murdered, but still) return to help in any way they can, especially now it involves a man who has helped them all before.
Although we also met some of the unusual residents of the West Tower in season 4, it is not clear if they will return to help with Lester’s death or return to their lesser-known side of Arconia.
And when it comes to the recurring role of Paul Rudd — first as actor Ben Glenroy in seasons 2 and 3, and then as Ben’s stunt double, Glen Stubbins in season 4, co-creator John Hoffman said. TVLine: “ The fact that he likes the show as much as he does and stays with us moves me to the point where I make terrible choices. Dramatic, I can’t take something off the table for him or for Jane Lynch. Or anyone else, frankly.”
The trio doing what they do best, returning guest stars, new guest stars, a deeper look into New York and The Arconia’s history, and hopefully the resolution for poor Lester seems to be the enticing build for Only murder in the building season 5.
Only Murder in the Building: Future Seasons?
Back in Season 3, showrunner John Hoffman told Screen Rant that he was very eager to return for multiple seasons: “This is one of those shows where everyone involved in it is so excited to do it — and I know that I speak for the trio and everyone else.” Continues: “I hope it gives it a good long life.” While three seasons have now turned into five, we can only hope for more.
Hoffman certainly has ambitions for more if Hulu wants it. During an interview with Variety, he said, “When you get over the hump of how many murders can happen in one building, you really step back and ultimately look at the true original concept, which is three lonely people in New York City brought together by a common interest in true crime.Hopefully we’ve tied out our stories and hit upon reflections of things that we all recognize about life and death – and being so close to it and investigating and investigating and following it, and then reflecting back .All that always feels very fruitful, so I’ll go as long as they have us.”
However, there is no official news from the last season 5. With a quick renewal in the middle of season 4, if we are to hear more, we imagine it will be closer to the time of season 5’s release in – we predict, like Steve Martin himself – 2025.
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