<i>Only Murders in the Building</i> Season 5: What You Need to Know
The residents of the Arconia should brace themselves for more criminal activity on the premises—Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for a fifth season at Hulu. The Wrap reported the news just a week after the show’s season 4 premiere in September 2024; it couldn’t even wait until the finale.
“We’ve been keeping that a secret for about a week and a half now. It’s very exciting,” showrunner John Hoffman told TheWrap on September 4. “We’ve been in the writers room for season 5 for two weeks now. So it’s pretty fast and we’re already in.”
Season 5 will be comprised of 10 episodes, but further info, such as plot details, remain under wraps.
The early(ish) renewal proved that the comedy starring Steve Martin (Charles), Martin Short (Oliver), and Selena Gomez (Mabel) is perhaps too star-studded and too delightful to fail. It has earned 49 Emmy nominations so far, according to Deadline, with 21 nods for season 3 alone. In July 2024, Gomez received her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. And in February 2025, the cast won a SAG Award for Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Season 4, which premiered on Aug. 27, 2024, was perhaps the series’ most ambitious yet, as the leading trio headed to Hollywood for a potential movie adaptation of their true-crime podcast. But negotiations come to a standstill when Charles’s body double Sazz (Jane Lynch) goes missing. The mega-watt list of guest stars included Meryl Streep, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Kumail Nanjiani, and more. If season 5 continues the trend, we can’t wait to see what talent OMitB scoops up next.
What will Only Murders in the Building season 5 be about?Here’s the official synopsis from Hulu:
After their beloved doorman, Lester, dies under suspicious circumstances, Charles, Oliver, and Mabel refuse to believe it was an accident. Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond — where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia. The trio discovers a deeper divide between their storied city they thought they knew and the new New York evolving around them — one where the old mob fights to hold on as newer, even more dangerous players emerge.Who is in the season 5 cast?
In addition to Gomez, Martin, Short, and Michael Cyril Creighton (Howard), we’re expecting to see more stars join the show, like in last season. To start, Keegan-Michael Key has been cast in a recurring role, but details about his character are still under wraps, per Deadline. Renée Zellweger was also cast in a still-secret role, according to the outlet. On April 5, it was announced that Logan Lerman had been added to the cast as well. That same day, Gomez shared a post on Instagram of her life lately, including a shot on set with that cast featuring both Zellweger and Lerman.
Meryl Streep will reprise her role as Loretta too. The Oscar winner and Selena Gomez announced the news in a video where they recreate a scene from The Devil Wears Prada. When asking if Streep would return for season 5, Gomez interrupts her saying, “No, no, no. That wasn’t a question.” Watch below.
OMITB will return on Tuesday, September 9, on Hulu. The first three episodes will premiere on the 9th, and after that, new episodes will drop weekly. Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short announced the premiere date news in a fun promo video.
Production began around March 2025, just as Hoffman planned.
On June 9, Selena Gomez was spotted filming scenes for season 5 in NYC’s Upper West Side. The actress arrived to set in a preppy look consisting of a navy blazer, brown striped skirt, tights, and navy knee-high boots. Later, while filming scenes, she switched it up and changed into an all-black look, wearing a black trench coat, black leggings, a black hoodie with a gray shirt underneath, and mid-calf black boots.
Yes! On June 17, the Only Murders Instagram account posted a behind-the-scenes video that captures their last day of filming. The caption reads, “That’s a wrap on Season 5! 🎬 Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for a fantastic production. New mystery coming soon... ⛲️ #OMITB”
The video shows stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Michael Cyril Creighton, and Téa Leoni, along with new cast members Logan Lerman and Renee Zellweger.
Gomez also shared her own update in an Instagram clip, writing, “To my only murders family, the past 5 years you all have seen my best and my worst. I hope you reading this because I deeply appreciate each and every one of you. Words can’t describe how much I love what we’ve all created and we wouldn’t be here without you all! Love you guys. Thank you for another great season.”
Yes, on July 8, Disney+ released a sizzle reel of everything coming to the platform and Hulu this year. At around the 0:40-second mark, you can see a sneak peek of the new season of Only Murders. In the short clip, Gomez’s character is shown standing at a podium and says, “We’re all going to hell.”
On July 23, Hulu unveiled a first look image of season 5:
Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin in OMITB Season 5.
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