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|ShortSummary = Loretta comes back to New York after her apartment in L.A. burns down, and helps the investigation. She and Oliver go to [[Flatbush]] in disguise and learn that Lorraine plans to sell their home with Lester. Seeing her meeting with Sofia again and suspecting they are exchanging the money they took, they follow them to an old theater. Oliver recalls his childhood there and how the theater meant an escape to him from his emotionally unavailable foster parents. They later confront Sofia and Lorraine, but they turn out to be innocent, planning to donate the money for the theater’s renovation. Meanwhile, Charles, Mabel and Williams discover that the finger is gone, and Althea tells them she heard someone break into Charles’s apartment. Upon checking the security footage, they find nothing, causing Mabel to drive Althea away, but later regrets it and apologizes. Althea reveals that Mabel abandoned her first after Zoe’s death and that her hit song was actually written about her admiration for Mabel. They decide to mend their friendship. Later, Williams discovers that the security footage was edited and that the system’s distribution company belongs to Bash. He mockingly reveals himself through Charles’s dating app, which he used to gain information about him.

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Season of television series

Season of television series

The fifth season of the American mystery comedy-drama television series Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, premiered on September 9, 2025, 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.

In September 2024, Hulu greenlit Only Murders in the Building for a fifth season. Filming took place from March to June 2025. The season will consist of ten episodes.

Cast and characters

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In September 2024, during the airing of the fourth season, Hulu renewed the series for a fifth season.[8]

In March 2025, Keegan-Michael Key, Christoph Waltz, and Renée Zellweger joined the cast in undisclosed roles for the season.[9][10][11] In April 2025, Logan Lerman, Jermaine Fowler and Beanie Feldstein joined the cast.[12][13][14] In August 2025, Dianne Wiest and Bobby Cannavale were announced to have been respectively cast as Lester’s wife and a mobster.[15]

Filming for the season took place between March and June 2025.[16][17]

The fifth season premiered on September 9, 2025, with three new episodes, on Hulu. Subsequent episodes will be released weekly until the season finale on October 28.[18]

For the fifth season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating, based on 38 critic reviews. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Putting the very fate of the Arconia on the line, Only Murders in the Building‘s fifth season goes back to the series’ fundamentals — its core trio — and reaffirms that their charm hasn’t waned one bit.”[19] Metacritic gave the fifth season a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 16 critic reviews, indicating “generally favorable”.[20]

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  2. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 16, 2025). “Only Murders in the Building‘s Robot Doorman Has a Familiar Voice — We Confirmed Who It Is”. TVLine. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Schwartz, Ryan (August 12, 2025). “Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Trailer Reveals Roles for 8 New Guest Stars — Get Premiere Date”. TVLine. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. ^ Romano, Evan (September 23, 2025). “Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Is 10 Episodes of the Most Personal Murder Mystery Yet”. Men’s Health. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  5. ^ “Only Murders in the Building”. Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Sundriyal, Diksha (September 16, 2025). “Is Wondify a Real Podcasting Company? Is Drunk Sluts on Murder a Real Podcast?”. Moviedelic. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  7. ^ Film Updates [@FilmUpdates] (June 25, 2025). “Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short on the set of ‘ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING’ season 5 📸 Coming soon to Hulu” (Tweet). Retrieved June 26, 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 4, 2024). “‘Only Murders in the Building’ Renewed for Season 5 at Hulu”. Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2025). “‘Only Murders In The Building’ Adds Keegan-Michael Key For Season 5″. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 21, 2025). “‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 5 Casts Christoph Waltz”. Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 26, 2025). “Renée Zellweger Joins Fifth Season Of ‘Only Murders In The Building’“. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Dunn, Jack (April 6, 2025). “Logan Lerman Joins ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 5”. Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 9, 2025). “‘Only Murders In The Building’ Adds Jermaine Fowler To Season 5 Cast”. Deadline. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (April 15, 2025). “‘Only Murders In The Building’ Adds Beanie Feldstein To Season 5 Cast”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Cordero, Rosy (August 12, 2025). “‘Only Murders In The Building’s Season 5 Trailer Hints At Mob Connection In Doorman Death Investigation”. Deadline. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  16. ^ Bentz, Adam (March 3, 2025). “Only Murders In The Building Season 5 Begins Filming With New BTS Images”. Screen Rant. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  17. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (June 17, 2025). “Only Murders in the Building Wraps Production on Season 5 — When Will It Be Released?”. TVLine. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  18. ^ Otterson, Joe (July 23, 2025). “‘Only Murders in the Building’ Sets Season 5 Release Date”. Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  19. ^ “Only Murders in the Building: Season 5″. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  20. ^ “Only Murders in the Building: Season 5″. Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

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