Going Hollywood: In ‘Only Murders in the Building’, LA is the Setting for a New Season of Mayhem
Only Murders in the Building is cranking up the star power for its fourth season.
The series, airing on Hulu, has always boasted a number of high-profile guest stars (including Meryl Streep!) but as Hulu’s new trailer reveals, the gang of true-crime podcasters (and part-time crime suspects) is headed for the silver screen.
Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) read a script for a fictional biopic about their real-life activities. Soon, they leaving New York and the Arconia and flying to La La Land to meet their on-screen counterparts, played by Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy (as Charles) and Zach Galifianakis (as Oliver).
The trio are still reeling from the shocking events at the end of season three, when Charles’ stunt double Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch) was murdered, they start to wonder if perhaps Charles was the intended victim all along. But that mystery is compounded when one of the actors (no spoilers!) portraying one of them also falls victim to a crime.
The fourth season of OMitB welcomes back Streep, Michael Cyril Creighton and Da’Vine Joy Randolph and adds Levy, Longoria, and Galifianakis, as well as Melissa McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani and Richard Kind to the cast.
Only Murders in the Building was created by Martin and John Hoffman and has garnered 21 Emmy nominations this year, including Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actor nods for Martin and Short, Best Actress for Gomez and Best Supporting Actress for Streep.
Only Murders in the Building will premiere its fourth season on Hulu on Wednesday, August 27th.