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Only Murders in the Building
Genre
Created bySteve Martin & John Hoffman
Starring
Music bySiddhartha Khosla
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Thembi Banks
  • Jane Raab
  • Nick Pavonetti
  • Kristin Bernstein
CinematographyChris Teague
Editors
  • Julie Monroe
  • JoAnne Yarrow
  • Matthew Barbato
  • David L. Bertman
  • Shelly Westerman
  • Peggy Tachdjian
Running time26–36 minutes
Production companies
  • Rhode Island Ave. Productions
  • Another Hoffman Story Productions
  • 40 Share Productions
  • 20th Television
Original release
NetworkHulu
ReleaseAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) –
present (present)

Only Murders in the Building is an American mystery-comedy streaming television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The ten-episode first season premiered on Hulu on August 31, 2021.[1][2][3] The plot follows three strangers played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, who share an obsession with a true crime podcast. After a suspicious death in their affluent Upper West Side apartment building, the Arconia, the three neighbors decide to start their own podcast about their investigation of the death, which the police ruled a suicide.[4][5]

The series has received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its comedic approach to crime fiction, as well as the performances and chemistry among the lead performers. In September 2021, Hulu renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 28, 2022.[6][7] On July 11, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[8]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage,[9] a semi-retired actor who was the star of the popular 1990s detective drama TV series Brazzos. He lives in 14C at the Arconia.
  • Martin Short as Oliver Putnam,[9] a financially struggling Broadway director who spawns the idea of the podcast and becomes its director. He lives in 10D at the Arconia.
  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora,[9] a young woman who lives in 12E at the Arconia, a refurnished unit that she is renovating for her aunt and who was friends with the first season's murder victim, Tim Kono, years earlier
  • Aaron Dominguez as Oscar Torres (season 1), a friend of Mabel and Tim who was wrongly convicted of the murder of their friend Zoe ten years ago and recently released from prison
  • Amy Ryan as Jan Bellows (season 1; guest season 2), a professional bassoonist who lives in 6A at the Arconia and starts dating Charles
  • Cara Delevingne as Alice Banks (season 2), Mabel's love interest who works at an art gallery[10][11]

Recurring

  • Vanessa Aspillaga as Ursula, the building manager of Arconia
  • Julian Cihi as Tim Kono (season 1), a resident of 9A at the Arconia who dies in the first episode. The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death spur Charles, Oliver, and Mabel to do their own investigation.
  • Tina Fey as Cinda Canning, the host of the true crime podcast All Is Not OK in Oklahoma, a parody of Sarah Koenig[12]
  • Ryan Broussard as Will Putnam, Oliver's son
  • Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller, an Arconia resident in apartment 3F
  • Jayne Houdyshell as Bunny Folger, the iron-fisted board president of the Arconia and resident in 12A. Bunny appears in flashbacks in season 2.
    • Houdyshell also voices Mrs. Gambolini, Bunny's pet parrot who was left to Oliver in her will
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Williams, a detective on the Kono murder who initially closed the case but becomes interested again after her wife starts listening to the podcast
  • James Caverly as Theo Dimas, a deaf Arconia resident and Teddy Dimas' son
  • Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris, a resident in Arconia apartment 3C and cat lover, whose cat Evelyn died the same night as Tim Kono
  • Zainab Jah as Ndidi Idoko, an Arconia resident in apartment 9B, Tim Kono's next-door neighbor who looks forward to annexing his apartment
  • Russell G. Jones as Dr. Grover Stanley, an Arconia resident in apartment 6C who is a therapist
  • Adina Verson as Poppy, a determined assistant of Cinda
  • Nathan Lane as Teddy Dimas, an Arconia resident in apartment 6B, deli chain owner, and old friend and patron of Oliver's, who agrees to sponsor the podcast

Guest

  • Olivia Reis as Zoe Cassidy (season 1), a friend of Mabel, Tim and Oscar who died ten years ago after falling from the roof of the Arconia following an altercation with Theo Dimas.
  • Sting as a fictionalized version of himself (season 1), an Arconia resident.[13]
  • Adriane Lenox as Roberta, Oliver's ex-wife
  • Roy Wood Jr. and Jacob Ming-Trent as Vaughn and Lucian (season 1), hosts of a horticulture podcast that give a ride to Savage and Putnam
  • Jimmy Fallon as himself (season 1)
  • Mandy Gonzalez as Silvia Mora, Mabel's mother
  • Jaboukie Young-White, Daniel Oreskes, and Ali Stroker as Sam, Marv, and Paulette, enthusiastic fans of the Only Murders in the Building podcast
  • Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki, Charles' former stunt double
  • Michael Rapaport as Detective Kreps (season 2), a detective on Bunny's murder[14]
  • Amy Schumer as herself (season 2);[15] she moves into Sting's former apartment and proposes a TV series to Oliver
  • Shirley MacLaine as Leonora Folger (season 2),[15] Bunny's partly-blind mother
  • Christine Ko as Nina Lin (season 2), Bunny's protege and the Arconia's new board president
  • Zoe Colletti as Lucy (season 2), the teenage daughter of Charles' ex-girlfriend, with whom Charles holds a tenuous father-daughter relationship

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
110August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
210[16]June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)[16]

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
11"True Crime"Jamie BabbitSteve Martin & John HoffmanAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)1DWB01

Charles-Haden Savage, a misanthropic former television actor; Oliver Putnam, a struggling Broadway director; and Mabel Mora, an apartment renovator, live in the Arconia. By chance, the three of them meet on an elevator, joined by Tim Kono, who enters talking on his phone. Later, after evacuating the building for an alarm, they bond over their shared love of a certain true crime podcast. They learn that there was a death in the Arconia, and sneak back inside, where they see Tim, dead. The investigators believe it was suicide, but the three think otherwise; they find more and more evidence, such as Tim's frantic phone call on the elevator and a package addressed to him that contained an engagement ring. Meanwhile, Oliver struggles with his relationship with his son, Charles discusses his need for solitude, and Mabel expresses her fear of getting personal with people. They start a podcast titled Only Murders in the Building as they continue to investigate. An old photo is shown of Mabel and the friends she dubbed "My Hardy Boys", which unexpectedly includes Tim.

Note: The episode begins with a flashforward set two months after the trio's first meeting in which Charles and Oliver find Mabel kneeling over a dead body.
22"Who Is Tim Kono?"Jamie BabbitKirker ButlerAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)1DWB02
Charles and Oliver try to learn more about who Tim was, and along with Mabel they attend a memorial service for him. It is revealed that he was unpopular among many Arconia residents and had several complaints filed against him. The trio go into Tim's apartment to find more clues, but their lack of trust in one another makes things tense. Mabel privately records a video that reveals that she has known Tim since they were children, bonding over The Hardy Boys books and solving pretend mysteries together. As they grew older, they added new friends Oscar and Zoe. One night, 10 years earlier, the four attended a New Year's Eve party on the roof of the building, and Zoe was later found dead. As he and Zoe had been arguing earlier in the evening, Oscar was arrested for her murder, but Tim told Mabel that he had seen someone else fighting with Zoe before she died. He did not disclose this to the police, causing a rift between him and Mabel. Later, Mabel revisits Tim's apartment and finds a cache of jewelry and some of her old drawings.
33"How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?"Gillian RobespierreBen SmithAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)1DWB03
Oliver uses his long-time theater director skills to find the prime suspect in the investigation, which leads them to their cat-loving neighbor, Howard. They find his cat's paw prints in Tim's blood, but upon a visit they discover that he has vasovagal syncope, making him impossible to be a cold-blooded murderer. Bunny threatens to evict Oliver if he does not pay his building fees. He goes to his old associate Teddy, begging for money; after initially refusing, Teddy agrees to sponsor the podcast. Charles meets Jan, a professional bassoonist in the Arconia, and Mabel suggests him to ask her out on a date. Oliver sees Sting in the elevator, and thinks he may also be a suspect. Mabel comes across a note from Tim detailing a meeting in one week with somebody identified only as "G.M.". Oliver discovers a threatening note on his door and that Winnie, his bulldog, has been poisoned, presumably by the same perpetrator.
44"The Sting"Gillian RobespierreKristin NewmanSeptember 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)1DWB04
Oliver suspects that Sting poisoned Winnie and enlists the help of Charles and Mabel to prove he is guilty of both Winnie's poisoning and Tim's murder. After consulting Cinda Canning, the host of their favorite podcast, the trio present Sting with a turkey and question him about Tim, revealed to be Sting's former stockbroker. Sting guiltily confesses that, after Tim lost a substantial sum of his money, he angrily fired Tim and told him to kill himself, but is relieved when the trio announce that they believe Tim's death was murder, not suicide. Meanwhile, Charles goes on a date with Jan. It is a disaster, but she agrees to a second date when Charles later shares a personal story with her. Mabel finds out that "G.M." is actually a place called "Montrose Gems" and Oliver's son, Will, reveals that he remembers Mabel from their youth and her connection to Tim. A flash forward to a few months later reveals that Charles, Oliver, and Mabel are the subject of Cinda Canning's new podcast, Only Murderers in the Building.
55"Twist"Don ScardinoThembi L. BanksSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)1DWB05
Mabel is being followed by a mysterious person, who turns out to be her old friend Oscar, recently released from prison after he was wrongly convicted of the murder of Zoe. He offers to drive her wherever she is going, and Mabel directs him to Bayport, New York, on Long Island. Charles and Oliver see Mabel leaving the Arconia with a stranger, so they follow her with the help of a horticulture podcast's hosts, who have heard about their podcast. Charles and Oliver catch up with Mabel, who finally admits that she knew Tim. The place she was trying to track down turns out to be a tattoo parlor which was a contact point of a black market jewellery dealer named "Angel". They learn that Tim had been trying to take Angel down for years, that is why he collected the jewels in his apartment. Oscar admits that he is "Tie-Dye Guy", someone Charles saw during the evacuation of the building, but claims that he did not murder Tim; he was, however, outside Tim's door when he heard a gunshot.
66"To Protect and Serve"Don ScardinoMadeleine George & Kim RosenstockSeptember 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)1DWB06
Oscar and Mabel appear to have feelings for each other. Mabel's mother does not want her involved in Tim's murder investigation, but Mabel asserts her independence on this matter. Meanwhile, Detective Williams discovers the growing popularity of the Only Murders in the Building podcast and starts having second thoughts about closing Tim's case so quickly. While dealing with the pressure of the arrival of her and her wife's first child, she decides to send Tim's phone to Mabel to help their investigation. Cinda Canning appears on Jimmy Fallon's show, openly mocking the podcast, but Teddy is thrilled that his business is mentioned on Fallon's show. He generously writes Charles and Oliver a check for $50,000 for more episodes. Charles notices that the check is drawn from an "Angel" account, making Teddy the black market dealer Tim was after.
77"The Boy from 6B"Cherien DabisStephen Markley & Ben PhilippeSeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)1DWB07

Teddy's son Theo spies on the trio and breaks in to take photos of their suspect board, relaying to his father that the podcast is on to them, but Teddy dismisses the concerns. Charles and Mabel break into Teddy's apartment and discover a secret room of urns from a funeral home. They narrowly avoid Theo, who later notices a rubber glove they left behind. While Oliver and Mabel leave to investigate the funeral home, Charles has a date with Jan. At the funeral home, the two discover a secret room with jewelry. Theo is working there and stealing items off the bodies, and soon notices Oliver and Mabel. Flashbacks reveal that Theo had a crush on Zoe, who noticed and communicated back in ASL. Another flashback reveals Theo spying as Zoe takes a ring from Teddy's apartment, which Teddy notices during the New Year's Eve party. After an argument, Theo accidentally pushes Zoe off the roof. Tim is the only witness, but an implied death threat from Teddy silences him. Back in the present, Theo has kidnapped Oliver and Mabel, driving them to an unknown location, but not before they send texts to Charles telling him the password to Tim's phone might be "THEO".

Note: There is no audible dialogue throughout, which includes scenes from Theo's perspective, whose deafness prevents him from hearing anything.
88"Fan Fiction"Cherien DabisMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)1DWB08
Teddy returns Mabel and Oliver to the Arconia on the condition that they end the podcast and absolve the Dimas family of suspicion. Back at the building, Mabel and Oliver are swarmed by "superfans" of the podcast. Detective Williams suggests the trio release all their evidence on the podcast. Oscar shares that Tim already had Zoe's green ring when he died, although its whereabouts are unknown. Desperate for a new perspective on the case, Oliver invites the podcast's superfans to help the group solve Tim's murder in time for their abrupt series finale. Charles is distracted by Jan, and Mabel and Oliver force her out of the investigation. Jan returns to her apartment, where she finds a warning note on the door that reads: "I'M WATCHING YOU". The podcast finale premieres, complete with evidence of the Dimases' crimes. Williams doubts the Dimases' involvement in the murder when Tim's autopsy reveals death by poisoning. Security footage also proves Teddy and Theo were not in the building at the time of Tim's murder. Charles visits Jan's apartment, where he finds her unconscious and bleeding.
99"Double Time"Jamie BabbitJohn Hoffman & Kristin NewmanOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)1DWB09
On their podcast, the trio retract their accusation of Teddy and Theo in Tim's murder. Jan survives her stabbing and Charles helps with her recovery. Charles' former stunt double, Sazz Pataki, shows up and immediately jumps into helping the trio investigate, much to the dismay of Charles and Jan. Later, a building meeting is called to address the podcast and the building votes to evict the trio, even after Charles says the podcast is done. Oliver and Mabel try to find a new lead to convince Charles to stay on the investigation and speculate that Tim might have had a secret girlfriend, a theory seemingly confirmed by Tim's neighbor. Charles goes to Jan's concert at Sazz's urging and sees a young female bassoonist who has replaced Jan at first chair. At the same time, Oliver and Mabel find a bassoon cleaner among Tim's stash of sex toys.
1010"Open and Shut"Jamie BabbitJohn Hoffman & Rachel BurgerOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)1DWB10
The trio discover that Jan is the murderer. She was romantically involved with Tim, but killed him a day after they broke up. As Charles confronts Jan, he realizes she has poisoned him. Mabel and Oliver break into Jan's apartment and find a poison bottle and a box labeled "Jan's Lil' Toxins". Jan tries to gas the whole building via the newly open fireplaces but the trio run to the basement and stop it. In the basement, they see Jan again, who threatens to shoot them. A scuffle ensues, and Mabel knocks Jan out with the emerald ring. Jan is arrested. Later, as the trio celebrate, Mabel goes to get more champagne, and Oliver and Charles receive a mysterious text message telling them to leave the building immediately. The scene that opened the series is repeated, as Oliver and Charles run to Mabel and find her hunched over Bunny's dead body, covered in blood. The trio is led out of the Arconia in handcuffs while the Arconia tenants and others, including Detective Williams, Oscar, and Cinda, watch.

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [17]Directed by [17]Written by [18]Original release date [16]Prod.
code
111"Persons of Interest"John HoffmanJohn Hoffman & Noah LevineJune 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)2DWB01
Charles, Oliver, and Mabel are arrested and interviewed by the police before being released and asked to stay out of the case. While heading back to their apartments, Mabel suggests they follow the police's advice and stay away from the case. She is later invited by a woman named Alice to an art show at a local gallery and she encourages Mabel to pursue art again. Oliver runs into Amy Schumer who wants to turn the podcast into a TV series. Meanwhile, Charles is approached to play "Uncle Brazzos" in a Brazzos reboot. Later, the trio discovers that Cinda has started a podcast on the three of them, encouraging them to investigate to clear their names. Mabel reveals Bunny said "14" to her before she died. The trio breaks into Bunny's apartment and discover her pet parrot mimicking Bunny. When Howard and Uma walk in, the three hide and overhear them panic over a painting missing from Bunny's apartment. Sneaking through a back elevator, they return to their apartments where Charles discovers the missing painting on his wall.
122"Framed"John HoffmanKristin NewmanJune 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)2DWB02
Charles realizes one of the people in the painting is his father, while Mabel reveals Bunny also said "Savage" to her before she died. At Howard's invitation, the trio attends a memorial for Bunny, planning to plant the painting back in Bunny's house. There, they meet Leonora Folger, Bunny's mother and the owner of the painting. Oliver and Mabel sneak the painting up the elevator into Bunny's apartment, planning to meet Charles outside by the elevator, but Charles accidentally lets the door close, locking them out. In a panic, they stash the painting near a dumpster but later find it missing. Later, Mabel returns to the art studio, where Alice encourages her to smash art to release her emotions, and they eventually kiss. Oliver meets with Amy in her apartment and discovers the painting hanging on her wall. Leonora talks to Charles about the painting, causing him to remember a day when he was a child that his father was arrested. Leonora learns the painting is at Amy's but upon inspection, declares it is a fake. Leonora tells Charles that she had an affair with Charles's father. Bunny's parrot is delivered to Oliver as per Bunny's will, and the bird says she knows who did it.
133"The Last Day of Bunny Folger"Jude WengBen SmithJuly 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)2DWB03
The trio tries to find out what Bunny's last day was like before she died. In a flashback, it is revealed that it was Bunny's last day as board president and she considered moving to Florida after her retirement. She received a phone call from a mysterious person who wanted to buy her painting, but she rejected it. She also gave present money to her regular café server, Ivan, so he could pursue his dream to become a DJ, and easily fixed the elevator when she, Charles, and Mabel got stuck in it. At the end of the day, she realized how much the Arconia meant to her and decided not to retire, upsetting her successor, Nina Lin, who openly threatened her to step down. Later, Bunny visited Charles, Oliver, and Mabel, offering a bottle of champagne in hopes of joining their celebration; however, they didn't invite her. A masked and gloved figure attacked her when she returned to her apartment. The trio feels guilty that they could have saved Bunny's life with a simple act of kindness. They realize that Nina had enough motive to kill Bunny, making her the prime suspect in the investigation.
144"Here's Looking at You"Jude WengValentina Garza & Rachel BurgerJuly 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)2DWB04
Lucy, the teenage daughter of Charles' ex-girlfriend, unexpectedly shows up at his apartment. She reveals to Charles, Oliver, and Mabel that there are secret tunnels inside the walls of the Arconia which she discovered years earlier. As they walk through the tunnels, they overhear a conversation between Nina and her husband, discussing that Bunny had to go so that the Arconia can be modernized. Oliver also witnesses an argument between Teddy and Theo Dimas, who have been released on parole, which makes Oliver reevaluate his relationship with his son. Later, the trio and Lucy visit Nina to get her to confess to Bunny's murder, but she goes into labor and asks them to find Bunny's real killer. Lucy confesses to Charles that she ran away from home after her mother remarried. Charles, though touched by Lucy's words that he is the best stepfather she ever had, insists she go home. Before leaving, Lucy warns Charles that he is in danger, but she doesn't tell him that she came to the Arconia on the night of Bunny's murder and saw the killer escaping through the tunnels. Charles visits Jan in prison to ask for her help.
155"The Tell"[19]UnknownMatteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyJuly 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)TBA
166TBAUnknownBen Smith & Joshua Allen GriffithJuly 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)TBA
177TBAUnknownStephen Markley & Ben PhilippeAugust 2, 2022 (2022-08-02)TBA
188TBAUnknownMadeleine GeorgeAugust 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)TBA
199TBAUnknownKirker ButlerAugust 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)TBA
2010TBAUnknownJohn Hoffman & Matteo Borghese & Rob TurbovskyAugust 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)TBA

Production

Development

In January 2020, it was announced that Steve Martin and Martin Short would star in an untitled Hulu series, created by Martin and John Hoffman, with Martin, Short, and Hoffman as executive producers, alongside Dan Fogelman, with 20th Television serving as the studio.[20] On September 14, 2021, Hulu renewed the series for a second season.[6] On July 11, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[8]

Casting

Alongside the initial announcement, it was announced Martin and Short would star in the series.[20] In August 2020, Selena Gomez joined the cast and also serves as an executive producer.[21] In November 2020, Aaron Dominguez joined the cast in a series regular role.[22] In January 2021, Amy Ryan joined the cast in a series regular role.[23] That same month, Nathan Lane joined the cast in a recurring role.[24] On December 1, 2021, it was reported that Cara Delevingne joined the cast as a new series regular for the second season.[10] On January 12, 2022, Short announced that Shirley MacLaine and Amy Schumer were cast to guest star for the second season.[15] On February 11, 2022, Michael Rapaport joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.[14]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began on December 3, 2020, in New York City,[25] and concluded in April 2021.[26] The Belnord was used for exterior shots of the Arconia.[27] Filming of the second season began on December 1, 2021.[28]

Music

A digital album for the score was released on August 27, 2021, four days before the series' debut.[29] On July 15, 2022, they unveiled a single of an original song that was played briefly in the season 2 episode "Here's Looking at You" titled Angel in Flip-Flop. It was performed by Steve Martin as his character Charles-Haden Savage and he co-wrote the song with Kirker Butler and Paul Shaffer as producer.[30]

All music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla

Only Murders in the Building: Original Score
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"0:51
2."Mission Theme Pt. 1"1:11
3."Arconia Elevator Theme"0:37
4."Frozen Cat"0:46
5."Aphrodite"1:43
6."Vantage"1:44
7."All Is Not Okay"0:39
8."Oliver's Monologue"1:57
9."Who Was Tim Kono"3:21
10."Podcast Theme (Punk Version)"1:24
11."Romantic Theme Pt. 1"1:03
12."Romantic Theme Pt. 2"1:31
13."Interrogation Fantasy Pt. 1"0:56
14."Interrogation Fantasy Pt. 2"0:45
15."Detective"1:22
16."Mabel and Tim"1:55
17."Pilot Ending"1:43
18."Jan"1:30
19."Charles"1:16
20."Mission Theme Pt. 2"1:02
21."Finale"5:19
Total length:34:03

Release

Only Murders in the Building premiered on August 31, 2021, on Hulu.[3] Internationally, the series premiered on the same day on Disney+ under the dedicated streaming hub Star, as an original series, and on Star+ in Latin America. Disney+ Hotstar released the series in select territories on September 3, 2021.[31] On Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, and Star+, Only Murders in the Building episodes were scheduled to debut on a weekly basis.[2] The second season premiered on June 28, 2022.[7]

Reception

Audience viewership

On September 3, 2021, it was reported that Only Murders in the Building set a record for the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu history.[32]

On October 28, 2021, Hulu Originals president Craig Erwich said in an interview with Vulture that the show had become the most-watched comedy ever on Hulu "by a good measure." In the same article, Vulture reported that, according to Parrot Analytics, the show went from having about 16 times the audience demand in the U.S. as an average show when it debuted on August 31 to generating 37 times typical demand by the time the season 1 finale dropped on October 19. This meant that the day after the finale the show ranked as high as 14th on the list of most in-demand shows in the U.S. and signaled a "massive" 135% growth rate that according to Erwich is mainly to be attributed to word of mouth.[33]

Critical response

The performances of the main cast, namely (left to right) Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, have received critical acclaim.

For the first season, review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10, based on 102 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Only Murders in the Building's silly approach to true crime obsessives is at once hilarious and insightful, thanks in large part to its extremely charming central trio."[34] Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 based on 34 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[35]

Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the first season a "B" grade and wrote, "Only Murders delivers above-average laughs, a clever mystery, and a starry cast. But it's hard to shake the feeling that the show missed an opportunity to be something special."[36] Reviewing for Rolling Stone, Alan Sepinwall gave a rating of four and a half out of five stars and said, "The series soon turns out to be—like The Princess Bride, Galaxy Quest, or Jane the Virgin—that rare and wonderful thing: the parody that also offers a great example of the genuine article."[37]

For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10, based on 60 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus states, "Only Murders in the Building gets a new lease on life with a knottier sophomore outing that retains the series' core charm and wit."[38] Metacritic gave the second season a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 25 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[39]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021 People's Choice Awards The Comedy Show of 2021 Only Murders in the Building Nominated [40]
The Comedy TV Star of 2021 Selena Gomez Won
Steve Martin Nominated
The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards Best Comedy Only Murders in the Building Runner-up [41]
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Selena Gomez Runner-up
2022 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Actor (TV/Streaming) Martin Short Nominated [42]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Series Curt Beech (for "True Crime") Nominated [43]
ASCAP Screen Music Awards ASCAP Composers’ Choice Award - Television Theme of the Year Siddhartha Khosla Nominated [44]
Top Streaming Series Won
Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series Da'Vine Joy Randolph Pending [45]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - Half Hour Joseph White Jr., Mathew Waters, Lindsay Alvarez, Alan DeMoss, Stiv Schneider, Karina Rezhevska (for "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?") Nominated [46]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Nominated [47]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Martin Nominated
Martin Short Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Selena Gomez Nominated
Gold Derby TV Awards Best Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Pending [48]
Best Comedy Actress Selena Gomez Pending
Best Comedy Actor Steve Martin Pending
Martin Short Pending
Best Comedy Guest Actress Jane Lynch Pending
Best Comedy Guest Actor James Caverly Pending
Nathan Lane Pending
Best Comedy Episode "The Boy from 6B" Pending
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Only Murders in the Building Nominated [49]
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Steve Martin Nominated
Martin Short Nominated
Golden Tomato Awards Best New Series 2021 Only Murders in the Building Won [50]
Best TV Shows 2021 Runner-up [51]
Fan Favorite TV Series 7th place [52]
Best Comedy Series 2021 Won [53]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Streaming Series, Comedy Only Murders in the Building Pending [54]
Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Steve Martin Pending
Martin Short Pending
Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy Selena Gomez Pending
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Nathan Lane Pending
Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy Amy Ryan Pending
Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy Jamie Babbit (for "True Crime") Pending
Cherien Dabis (for "The Boy from 6B") Pending
Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy Steve Martin & John Hoffman (for "True Crime") Pending
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Live Action Under 35 Minutes Mathew Waters, Danika Wikke, Meredith Stacy, Micha Liberman (for "The Boy From 6B") Won [55]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Team Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short Nominated [56]
Peabody Awards Entertainment Only Murders in the Building Nominated [57]
Producers Guild Awards Best Episodic Comedy Only Murders in the Building Nominated [58]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Only Murders in the Building Pending [59]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Martin Pending
Martin Short Pending
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Cherien Dabis (for "The Boy From 6B") Pending
Jamie Babbit (for "True Crime") Pending
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Steve Martin and John Hoffman (for "True Crime") Pending
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nathan Lane (for "The Boy From 6B") Pending
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Jane Lynch (for "Double Time") Pending
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Bernard Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield Pending
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes Dana Covarrubias, Amanda Bujak, Amy Burt (for "Who Is Tim Kono?") Pending
Outstanding Main Title Design Lisa Bolan, Tnaya Witmer, Laura Perez, James Hurlburt, Evan Larimore, Jahmad Rollins Rollins Pending
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Siddhartha Khosla (for "The Boy From 6B") Pending
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Siddhartha Khosla Pending
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) Curt Beech, Jordan Jacobs, Rich Murray (for "True Crime") Pending
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series JoAnne Marie Yarrow (for "Fan Fiction") Pending
Julie Monroe (for "Open and Shut") Pending
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Lindsey Alvarez, Mathew Waters, Joseph White Jr. (for "The Boy from 6B") Pending
Ruderman Family Foundation Seal of Authentic Representation Only Murders in the Building Won [60]
Satellite Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Only Murders in the Building Nominated [61]
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Selena Gomez Nominated
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Steve Martin Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Aaron Dominguez, Selena Gomez, Jackie Hoffman, Jayne Houdyshell, Steve Martin, Amy Ryan, Martin Short Nominated [62]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Martin Nominated
Martin Short Nominated
Shorty Awards Integrated Campaign Only Murders in the Building Campaign Nominated [63]
Multi-Platform Campaign Nominated
Instagram Only Murders in the Building Won [64]
Creative Use of Technology Only Murders in the Building - Projection Mapping and Tie Dye Activation Nominated [65]
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding New Program Only Murders in the Building Pending [66]
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pending
Individual Achievement in Comedy Steve Martin Pending
Webby Awards Television & Film — General Social (Social) Only Murders in the Building Social Campaign Won [67]
Television & Film — Social Video (Social) Won
Experience Marketing — Individual (Advertising, Media & PR) Only Murders in the Building - Projection Mapping and Tie Dye Activation Won [68]
Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Thembi Banks, Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Madeleine George, John Hoffman, Stephen Markley, Steve Martin, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Kim Rosenstock, Ben Smith, Rob Turbovsky Nominated [69]
New Series Nominated
Episodic Comedy Steve Martin & John Hoffman (for "True Crime") Nominated

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