'Only Murders in the Building' Just Got Renewed for Season 5 Staff, 9/4/2024 Hulu's hit series 'Only Murders in the Building' is renewed for a fifth season, with 10 episodes in the works. The show, featuring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, promises more thrilling mysteries, following the ambitious Season 4. Exciting guest stars and cliffhangers await! Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.
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; 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 additional cast and plot details remain under wraps. Historically, the finale episodes have ended on a cliffhanger that teases the central mystery (read: murder) that will be at the center of the following season. Perhaps the season 4 closer airing on October 8 will do the same.
The early(ish) renewal proves that 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. Season 4, which premiered on August 27, is perhaps the series' most ambitious yet, as the leading trio head 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 include 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.
