Huh? What’s that? Is that the sound of another season of Only Murders in the Building coming our way? Oh, you bet it is, in a world where we rarely get a show with a new season each year now.
That’s right, Only Murders in the Building is coming back as part of the 2025 TV schedule, and we know plenty already about Season 5. From who is going to be starring, when it will be premiering, and what the series will be about this time around, here is what we know so far.
What Is The Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Premiere Date?
At the time of updating this in August 2025, Only Murders in the Building Season 5 is going to be premiering its first three episodes on September 9th, 2025, and will continue to air weekly episodes after that. The news was confirmed by the official Instagram page for the series by the main stars:
Only Murders in the Building is one of the rare colossal streaming shows that releases new episodes pretty consistently. While we're still waiting for the 2025 arrival of Stranger Things Season 5 or the upcoming The Witcher Season 4 upcoming Wednesday Season 2 after years of waiting, the Hulu hit has consistently delivered a new season. And now, we know for sure that it’s going to be back in September! I can already feel the excitement building.
The Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Cast
There are plenty of people you can expect for Only Murders in the Building Season 5. Obviously Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez will be back as Charles, Oliver, and Mabel. You can't really have this series without them. The Only Murders in the Building cast will hopefully always have those three.
However, thanks to Deadline, we have an official cast list for Season 5, including the new guest cast. Here is who you can expect to see:
- Michael Cyril Creighton
- Meryl Streep
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Richard Kind
- Nathan Lane
- Bobby Cannavale
- Renée Zellweger
- Logan Lerman
- Christoph Waltz
- Téa Leoni
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Beanie Feldstein
- Dianne Wiest
- Jermaine Fowler
- …and more.
I mean, excuse me, but I am on the edge of my seat to see who some of these guest actors are going to be – and also over-the-moon at the fact that some regulars we have come to love are coming back, like Meryl Streep, Da’Vine joy Rudolph and more.
I’ve been excited for these guest actors as the announcements kept coming in. In fact, an executive producer behind the series, Dan Fogelman, spoke to Collider in June 2025 about how they are “killing” it at the story:
It’s really good and, as always, there’s a new guest cast coming in, players who become a role in the big season and, because of Steve and Marty and Selena and John Hoffman and the way he works, all these amazing people want to be part of the show. And it’s one thing when you just get big guest stars to come in and do something, and it’s another when they come in and kill. And it’s been really exciting watching these new actors come in who are going to make some noise with it and just absolutely be hysterical and funny and dangerous in all the right ways. That’s been something… I’m looking forward to people seeing what I’ve already gotten to see.
Ugh, this just makes me even more impatient to see these new episodes. I yearn for these guest actors. Can September get here already?
What Is Only Murders In The Building Season 5 About?
With another season confirmed, there are so many directions that Only Murders in the Building Season 5 could go – but we do know a couple of ways:
Season 5 Will Follow The Murder Of Lester
As you can probably guess, Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building will focus on the murder of Lester, the doorman of the apartment building that they all live in, and how he ended up dead in that fountain at the very end of Season 4.
Thanks to the official logline that was revealed, Season 5 is going to follow Charles, Oliver and Mabel as they investigate his murder, refusing to believe it was an accident. However, as they look deeper, they discover secrets about their beloved city that they never would have thought of, and connections to places such as “powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters” and more.
Okay, so I need to see so much more of this, now.
Sofia Caccimelio Will Play An Important Role In Season 5
As mentioned before, Téa Leoni has joined the cast in a significant way as Sofia Caccimelio, and we know that her character is going to play an important role in the upcoming season. In a Deadline article from October 2024 that confirmed her casting, creator John Hoffman established that she'll be an "intriguing bump forward" for what is to come:
I think she's the great tease at the end of the finale and a little bit of an intriguing bump forward. She's an extension of the little news report in Episode 9 that Mabel makes note of at the hospital. [Sofia] is the wife of the Dry Cleaning King of Brooklyn, and maybe a couple of dry cleaning outlets in Manhattan, as well, we may come to know… But beyond that, it's a world opened up potentially that we haven't talked about too much yet in New York, so she holds a lot of intrigue.
This just keeps getting better and better!
Filming On Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Has Ended
With a release date confirmed, we can also state that filming for Season 5 has ended. Rotten Tomatoes posted an official video of the cast and crew celebrating the end of filming on Facebook in June 2025:
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While I watch some of the best original shows on Hulu as I wait, I’m counting down the days until September 9th. It’s time to place my “whodunit” cap back on my head and break out my magnifying glass..
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