The fourth season of the American mystery comedy-drama television series Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, premiered on August 27, 2024, on Hulu. The season stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez as a trio of friends producing true crime podcasts that investigate murder cases in their apartment building, along with Michael Cyril Creighton.
Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep return from the previous season as special guest stars, along with Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, and Eva Longoria as fictionalized versions of themselves. In October 2023, Hulu greenlit Only Murders in the Building for a fourth season. Filming began in March 2024 in New York City and wrapped in June 2024. The season has ten episodes.
Cast and characters
Main Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage Martin Short as Oliver Putnam Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris
Special guest Paul Rudd as Glen Stubbins Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin Zach Galifianakis as a fictionalized version of himself Eugene Levy as a fictionalized version of himself Eva Longoria as a fictionalized version of herself
Recurring Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller Teddy Coluca as Lester Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki Molly Shannon as Bev Melon Catherine Cohen as Trina Brothers Jin Ha as Marshall P. Pope Siena Werber as Tawny Brothers Desmin Borges as Alfonso Richard Kind as Vince Fish Kumail Nanjiani as Rudy Thurber Daphne Rubin-Vega as Inez Lilian Rebelo as Ana
Guest Amy Ryan as Jan Bellows Scott Bakula as himself John McEnroe as himself Griffin Dunne as Milton Dudenoff Jason Kravits as Big Mike Melissa McCarthy as Doreen Alexandra Templer as Helga Ron Howard as himself Ryan Broussard as Will Putnam Jeremy Shamos as Dickie Glenroy Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio
Episodes Episode titles in this season are named after real-life Hollywood films, with the exception of episode 9, which is named after an in-universe film.
Production
Development On October 3, 2023, the day the final episode of the third season was released, Hulu renewed Only Murders in the Building for a ten-episode fourth season. The season was announced with co-creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman serving as executive producers, along with stars Martin Short and Selena Gomez, and Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.
Casting
Martin, Short, Gomez, and Michael Cyril Creighton all return from the previous season, making this season the first to not add any new actors to the main cast. In February 2024, Molly Shannon, Eva Longoria, and Eugene Levy joined the cast in undisclosed recurring roles for the fourth season. Kumail Nanjiani and Zach Galifianakis were added in undisclosed recurring roles in March 2024. In April 2024, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Richard Kind, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen, and Jin Ha joined the cast in recurring capacities. In May 2024, it was revealed that Melissa McCarthy joined the cast.
Writing The episodes in the season were written by John Hoffman, Joshua Allen Griffith, Kristin Newman, Ben Smith, Pete Swanson, Madeleine George, J. J. Philbin, Ella Robinson Brooks, Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky, Jake Schnesel, and Alex Bigelow.
Filming Filming for the fourth season began in March 2024 in New York City, and concluded in June 2024.
Music An album for the fourth season was released on October 25, 2024.
Release The fourth season premiered on August 27, 2024, on Hulu. Subsequent episodes were released weekly until the season finale on October 29.
Reception Critical response For the fourth season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 71 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus states, "The gang is back together in a more metatextual season full of famous faces, continuing Only Murders in the Buildings reign as one of television's most delightful comedies." Metacritic gave the fourth season a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 29 critic reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".
Accolades
The fourth season received 2 major nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Comedy Series and Martin Short for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
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