Only Murders in the Building facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Only Murders in the Building
Genre	Comedy drama Mystery
Created by	Steve Martin & John Hoffman
Starring	Steve Martin Martin Short Selena Gomez Aaron Dominguez Amy Ryan Cara Delevingne Adina Verson Michael Cyril Creighton
Music by	Siddhartha Khosla
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English American Sign Language
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dan Fogelman Jess Rosenthal Jamie Babbit Steve Martin Martin Short Selena Gomez John Hoffman
Producer(s)	Thembi Banks Jane Raab Nick Pavonetti Kristin Bernstein Madeleine George Sas Goldberg Tess Morris Jill Risk Wolfe Joshua Allen Griffith
Cinematography	Chris Teague Dagmar Weaver-Madsen Kyle Wullschleger
Editor(s)	Julie Monroe JoAnne Yarrow Matthew Barbato David L. Bertman Shelly Westerman Peggy Tachdjian Payton Koch
Running time	26–40 minutes
Production company(s)	Rhode Island Ave. Productions Another Hoffman Story Productions 40 Share Productions 20th Television
Release
Original network	Hulu
Original release	August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) – present (present)

Only Murders in the Building is a fun American TV show. It mixes mystery with comedy drama. The show was created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman.

It's about three people who don't know each other at first. They are played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. They all love listening to true crime podcasts.

They become friends when a suspicious death happens in their fancy apartment building, the Arconia. They decide to investigate it themselves. They even start their own podcast about the cases. They call it Only Murders in the Building.

The show has four seasons so far. Each season has ten episodes. They first aired on Hulu in August 2021, June 2022, August 2023, and August 2024. The show was so popular that a fifth season was announced in September 2024.

Critics really liked the show from the start. They especially praised its funny take on crime fiction. The actors' performances also got a lot of praise. The show has been nominated for big awards. These include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez also received acting nominations for their roles.

Meet the Characters

Main Characters

• Steve Martin plays Charles-Haden Savage. He's a semi-retired actor who was the star of a popular 1990s crime show called Brazzos. Later, because of the podcast, Brazzos got a new version in the 2020s.
  • Matthew Lamb plays Charles when he was young (season 2).

• Martin Short plays Oliver Putnam. He's a Broadway director who dreams big but needs money. He comes up with the idea for the podcast and becomes its director.
  • Samuel Farnsworth plays Oliver when he was young (season 2).

• Selena Gomez plays Mabel Mora. She's a young artist living in her aunt's apartment. When she was a kid, she used to solve pretend mysteries with her friends. One of those friends was Tim Kono, who is the first person found dead in the show.
  • Madeleine Valencia (season 1) and Caroline Valencia (season 2) play Mabel when she was young.

• Aaron Dominguez plays Oscar Torres (season 1). He is a friend of Mabel and Tim. He was in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He is released and becomes friends with Mabel.

• Amy Ryan plays Jan Bellows (season 1; recurring season 2; guest season 4). She is a professional bassoon player who becomes Charles's friend.

• Cara Delevingne plays Alice Banks (season 2). She is an artist and briefly Mabel's friend.

• Adina Verson plays Poppy White (season 2; guest season 1). She is Cinda's helpful assistant. Later, we learn her real name is Becky Butler. She was the subject of another crime podcast called All Is Not OK in Oklahoma.

• Michael Cyril Creighton plays Howard Morris (season 3–present; recurring seasons 1–2). He is a cat-loving resident of the Arconia. His cat died on the same night as Tim Kono. He later helps Oliver with his play and gets more involved with the podcast.

Special Guest Stars

• Paul Rudd plays Ben Glenroy (season 3; guest season 2). He is a Hollywood actor who is killed on the first night of his Broadway play. Paul Rudd also plays Glen Stubbins (season 4), who was Ben Glenroy's stunt double.

• Meryl Streep plays Loretta Durkin (season 3–present). She is an actress who becomes Oliver's friend. She stars in his Broadway play.

• Zach Galifianakis (season 4) plays a version of himself. He plays Oliver in a movie based on the podcast.

• Eugene Levy (season 4) plays a version of himself. He plays Charles in the movie.

• Eva Longoria (season 4) plays a version of herself. She plays Mabel in the movie.

Other Important Characters

• Julian Cihi plays Tim Kono (season 1). He is an Arconia resident whose death starts the whole mystery. Charles, Oliver, and Mabel decide to investigate what happened to him.

• Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays Detective Donna Williams. She is a detective who gets involved in each mystery. She first closes Tim Kono's case. But she becomes interested again after her wife starts listening to the podcast.

• Tina Fey plays Cinda Canning (seasons 1–2; guest season 3). She is the host of a popular true crime podcast called All Is Not OK in Oklahoma.

• Jackie Hoffman plays Uma Heller. She is a grumpy resident of the Arconia building.

• Jayne Houdyshell plays Bunny Folger (seasons 1–2; guest season 3). She is the strict president of the Arconia board. Her death is investigated in the second season.
  • Houdyshell also voices Mrs. Gambolini (season 2), Bunny's pet parrot.

• Nathan Lane plays Teddy Dimas (seasons 1–2). He is an old friend of Oliver's family. He helps pay for the podcast.

• James Caverly plays Theo Dimas (season 1; guest seasons 2–3). He is Teddy's son and is Deaf.

• Ryan Broussard plays Will Putnam (seasons 1–2; guest seasons 3–4). He is Oliver's son.

• Jane Lynch plays Sazz Pataki (season 4; guest seasons 1–3). She is Charles's stunt double. She is sadly killed at the end of the third season.

• Molly Shannon plays Bev Melon (season 4). She is a producer who wants to make a movie from the podcast.

• Kumail Nanjiani plays Rudy Thurber (season 4). He is a fitness influencer who lives in the Arconia.

Episodes Guide

See also

In Spanish: Only Murders in the Building para niños