Only Murders in the Building
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Only Murders in the Building (abbreviated to OMITB) is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The show focuses on a trio of strangers (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez) with a shared interest in true crime podcasts, who become friends while investigating a succession of suspicious murders in the Arconia, their upscale apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and producing their own podcast about the cases, titled Only Murders in the Building. Its five seasons premiered on Hulu in August 2021, June 2022, August 2023, August 2024, and September 2025. In October 2025, the series was renewed for a sixth season. The series has received critical acclaim since its debut, with reviewers highlighting its comedic approach to crime fiction as well as the cast performances. It has received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. For their performances, Martin, Short, and Gomez have gained acting nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards, and the cast of the fourth season received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Infobox
Genre
Comedy drama Mystery
Created by
Steve Martin & John Hoffman
Showrunner
John Hoffman
Starring
Steve Martin Martin Short Selena Gomez Aaron Dominguez Amy Ryan Cara Delevingne Adina Verson Michael Cyril Creighton
Music by
Siddhartha Khosla Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (season 3)
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
50
Executive producers
Dan Fogelman Jess Rosenthal Jamie Babbit Steve Martin Martin Short Selena Gomez John Hoffman Ben Smith J . Philbin
Producer
Kristin Bernstein
Cinematography
Chris Teague Dagmar Weaver-Madsen Kyle Wullschleger
Editors
Julie Monroe JoAnne Yarrow Matthew Barbato David L. Bertman Shelly Westerman Peggy Tachdjian Payton Koch Thomas Kipley Diana Cruz Hiatt
Running time
26–40 minutes
Production companies
Rhode Island Ave. Productions Another Hoffman Story Productions 40 Share Productions 20th Television
Network
Hulu
Release
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) – present
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
10
Episodes
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)
Originally released
October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
10
Episodes
June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
Originally released
August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
10
Episodes
August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)
Originally released
October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
10
Episodes
August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
Originally released
October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
10
Episodes
September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09)
Originally released
October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28)
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19) | |
| 2 | 10 | June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28) | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | |
| 3 | 10 | August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) | October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03) | |
| 4 | 10 | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) | October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) | |
| 5 | 10 | September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09) | October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28) | |
· Episodes › Season 1 (2021)
1
1
No.
overall
1
No. in
season
1
Title
"True Crime"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
Steve Martin & John Hoffman
Original release date
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)
Prod.
code
1DWB01
2
2
No.
overall
2
No. in
season
2
Title
"Who Is Tim Kono?"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
Kirker Butler
Original release date
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)
Prod.
code
1DWB02
3
3
No.
overall
3
No. in
season
3
Title
"How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Directed by
Gillian Robespierre
Written by
Ben Smith
Original release date
August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)
Prod.
code
1DWB03
4
4
No.
overall
4
No. in
season
4
Title
"The Sting"
Directed by
Gillian Robespierre
Written by
Kristin Newman
Original release date
September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)
Prod.
code
1DWB04
5
5
No.
overall
5
No. in
season
5
Title
"Twist"
Directed by
Don Scardino
Written by
Thembi L. Banks
Original release date
September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
Prod.
code
1DWB05
6
6
No.
overall
6
No. in
season
6
Title
"To Protect and Serve"
Directed by
Don Scardino
Written by
Madeleine George & Kim Rosenstock
Original release date
September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)
Prod.
code
1DWB06
7
7
No.
overall
7
No. in
season
7
Title
"The Boy from 6B"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe
Original release date
September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)
Prod.
code
1DWB07
8
8
No.
overall
8
No. in
season
8
Title
"Fan Fiction"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
Original release date
October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
Prod.
code
1DWB08
9
9
No.
overall
9
No. in
season
9
Title
"Double Time"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
John Hoffman & Kristin Newman
Original release date
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)
Prod.
code
1DWB09
10
10
No.
overall
10
No. in
season
10
Title
"Open and Shut"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
John Hoffman & Rachel Burger
Original release date
October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
Prod.
code
1DWB10
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "True Crime" | Jamie Babbit | Steve Martin & John Hoffman | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | 1DWB01 |
| 2 | 2 | "Who Is Tim Kono?" | Jamie Babbit | Kirker Butler | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | 1DWB02 |
| 3 | 3 | "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" | Gillian Robespierre | Ben Smith | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | 1DWB03 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Sting" | Gillian Robespierre | Kristin Newman | September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07) | 1DWB04 |
| 5 | 5 | "Twist" | Don Scardino | Thembi L. Banks | September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) | 1DWB05 |
| 6 | 6 | "To Protect and Serve" | Don Scardino | Madeleine George & Kim Rosenstock | September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) | 1DWB06 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Boy from 6B" | Cherien Dabis | Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe | September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28) | 1DWB07 |
| 8 | 8 | "Fan Fiction" | Cherien Dabis | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05) | 1DWB08 |
| 9 | 9 | "Double Time" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Kristin Newman | October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12) | 1DWB09 |
| 10 | 10 | "Open and Shut" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Rachel Burger | October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19) | 1DWB10 |
· Episodes › Season 2 (2022)
11
11
No.
overall
11
No. in
season
1
Title
"Persons of Interest"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
John Hoffman & Noah Levine
Original release date
June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
Prod.
code
2DWB01
12
12
No.
overall
12
No. in
season
2
Title
"Framed"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
Kristin Newman
Original release date
June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)
Prod.
code
2DWB02
13
13
No.
overall
13
No. in
season
3
Title
"The Last Day of Bunny Folger"
Directed by
Jude Weng
Written by
Ben Smith
Original release date
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)
Prod.
code
2DWB03
14
14
No.
overall
14
No. in
season
4
Title
"Here's Looking at You"
Directed by
Jude Weng
Written by
Valentina Garza & Rachel Burger
Original release date
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)
Prod.
code
2DWB04
15
15
No.
overall
15
No. in
season
5
Title
"The Tell"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
Original release date
July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)
Prod.
code
2DWB05
16
16
No.
overall
16
No. in
season
6
Title
"Performance Review"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith
Original release date
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)
Prod.
code
2DWB06
17
17
No.
overall
17
No. in
season
7
Title
"Flipping the Pieces"
Directed by
Chris Teague
Written by
Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe
Original release date
August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02)
Prod.
code
2DWB07
18
18
No.
overall
18
No. in
season
8
Title
"Hello, Darkness"
Directed by
Chris Teague
Written by
Madeleine George
Original release date
August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)
Prod.
code
2DWB08
19
19
No.
overall
19
No. in
season
9
Title
"Sparring Partners"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
Kirker Butler
Original release date
August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)
Prod.
code
2DWB09
20
20
No.
overall
20
No. in
season
10
Title
"I Know Who Did It"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
Original release date
August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)
Prod.
code
2DWB10
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 11 | 1 | "Persons of Interest" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Noah Levine | June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28) | 2DWB01 |
| 12 | 2 | "Framed" | John Hoffman | Kristin Newman | June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28) | 2DWB02 |
| 13 | 3 | "The Last Day of Bunny Folger" | Jude Weng | Ben Smith | July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05) | 2DWB03 |
| 14 | 4 | "Here's Looking at You" | Jude Weng | Valentina Garza & Rachel Burger | July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | 2DWB04 |
| 15 | 5 | "The Tell" | Cherien Dabis | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) | 2DWB05 |
| 16 | 6 | "Performance Review" | Cherien Dabis | Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith | July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | 2DWB06 |
| 17 | 7 | "Flipping the Pieces" | Chris Teague | Stephen Markley & Ben Philippe | August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | 2DWB07 |
| 18 | 8 | "Hello, Darkness" | Chris Teague | Madeleine George | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) | 2DWB08 |
| 19 | 9 | "Sparring Partners" | Jamie Babbit | Kirker Butler | August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) | 2DWB09 |
| 20 | 10 | "I Know Who Did It" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | 2DWB10 |
· Episodes › Season 3 (2023)
21
21
No.
overall
21
No. in
season
1
Title
"The Show Must…"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
John Hoffman & Sas Goldberg
Original release date
August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)
Prod.
code
3DWB01
22
22
No.
overall
22
No. in
season
2
Title
"The Beat Goes On"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith
Original release date
August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)
Prod.
code
3DWB02
23
23
No.
overall
23
No. in
season
3
Title
"Grab Your Hankies"
Directed by
Adam Shankman
Written by
Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
Original release date
August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15)
Prod.
code
3DWB03
24
24
No.
overall
24
No. in
season
4
Title
"The White Room"
Directed by
Adam Shankman
Written by
J. J. Philbin
Original release date
August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22)
Prod.
code
3DWB04
25
25
No.
overall
25
No. in
season
5
Title
"Ah, Love!"
Directed by
Chris Koch
Written by
Tess Morris & Noah Levine
Original release date
August 29, 2023 (2023-08-29)
Prod.
code
3DWB05
26
26
No.
overall
26
No. in
season
6
Title
"Ghost Light"
Directed by
Chris Koch
Written by
Madeleine George
Original release date
September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05)
Prod.
code
3DWB06
27
27
No.
overall
27
No. in
season
7
Title
"CoBro"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Ben Philippe & Jake Schnesel
Original release date
September 12, 2023 (2023-09-12)
Prod.
code
3DWB07
28
28
No.
overall
28
No. in
season
8
Title
"Sitzprobe"
Directed by
Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Written by
Pete Swanson & Siena Streiber
Original release date
September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19)
Prod.
code
3DWB08
29
29
No.
overall
29
No. in
season
9
Title
"Thirty"
Directed by
Cherien Dabis
Written by
Elaine Ko
Original release date
September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26)
Prod.
code
3DWB09
30
30
No.
overall
30
No. in
season
10
Title
"Opening Night"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
John Hoffman & Ben Smith
Original release date
October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)
Prod.
code
3DWB10
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 21 | 1 | "The Show Must…" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Sas Goldberg | August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) | 3DWB01 |
| 22 | 2 | "The Beat Goes On" | John Hoffman | Ben Smith & Joshua Allen Griffith | August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) | 3DWB02 |
| 23 | 3 | "Grab Your Hankies" | Adam Shankman | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15) | 3DWB03 |
| 24 | 4 | "The White Room" | Adam Shankman | J. J. Philbin | August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22) | 3DWB04 |
| 25 | 5 | "Ah, Love!" | Chris Koch | Tess Morris & Noah Levine | August 29, 2023 (2023-08-29) | 3DWB05 |
| 26 | 6 | "Ghost Light" | Chris Koch | Madeleine George | September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) | 3DWB06 |
| 27 | 7 | "CoBro" | Cherien Dabis | Ben Philippe & Jake Schnesel | September 12, 2023 (2023-09-12) | 3DWB07 |
| 28 | 8 | "Sitzprobe" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Pete Swanson & Siena Streiber | September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) | 3DWB08 |
| 29 | 9 | "Thirty" | Cherien Dabis | Elaine Ko | September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26) | 3DWB09 |
| 30 | 10 | "Opening Night" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & Ben Smith | October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03) | 3DWB10 |
· Episodes › Season 4 (2024)
31
31
No.
overall
31
No. in
season
1
Title
"Once Upon a Time in the West"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith
Original release date
August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
Prod.
code
4DWB01
32
32
No.
overall
32
No. in
season
2
Title
"Gates of Heaven"
Directed by
John Hoffman
Written by
Kristin Newman
Original release date
September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03)
Prod.
code
4DWB02
33
33
No.
overall
33
No. in
season
3
Title
"Two for the Road"
Directed by
Chris Koch
Written by
Ben Smith & Pete Swanson
Original release date
September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10)
Prod.
code
4DWB03
34
34
No.
overall
34
No. in
season
4
Title
"The Stunt Man"
Directed by
Chris Koch
Written by
Madeleine George
Original release date
September 17, 2024 (2024-09-17)
Prod.
code
4DWB04
35
35
No.
overall
35
No. in
season
5
Title
"Adaptation"
Directed by
Jessica Yu
Written by
J. J. Philbin & Ella Robinson Brooks
Original release date
September 24, 2024 (2024-09-24)
Prod.
code
4DWB05
36
36
No.
overall
36
No. in
season
6
Title
"Blow-Up"
Directed by
Jessica Yu
Written by
Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz
Original release date
October 1, 2024 (2024-10-01)
Prod.
code
4DWB06
37
37
No.
overall
37
No. in
season
7
Title
"Valley of the Dolls"
Directed by
Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Written by
Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky
Original release date
October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08)
Prod.
code
4DWB07
38
38
No.
overall
38
No. in
season
8
Title
"Lifeboat"
Directed by
Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Written by
Kristin Newman & Jake Schnesel
Original release date
October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)
Prod.
code
4DWB08
39
39
No.
overall
39
No. in
season
9
Title
"Escape from Planet Klongo"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
Ben Smith & Alex Bigelow
Original release date
October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
Prod.
code
4DWB09
40
40
No.
overall
40
No. in
season
10
Title
"My Best Friend's Wedding"
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
John Hoffman & J. J. Philbin
Original release date
October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
Prod.
code
4DWB10
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 31 | 1 | "Once Upon a Time in the West" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) | 4DWB01 |
| 32 | 2 | "Gates of Heaven" | John Hoffman | Kristin Newman | September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03) | 4DWB02 |
| 33 | 3 | "Two for the Road" | Chris Koch | Ben Smith & Pete Swanson | September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10) | 4DWB03 |
| 34 | 4 | "The Stunt Man" | Chris Koch | Madeleine George | September 17, 2024 (2024-09-17) | 4DWB04 |
| 35 | 5 | "Adaptation" | Jessica Yu | J. J. Philbin & Ella Robinson Brooks | September 24, 2024 (2024-09-24) | 4DWB05 |
| 36 | 6 | "Blow-Up" | Jessica Yu | Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz | October 1, 2024 (2024-10-01) | 4DWB06 |
| 37 | 7 | "Valley of the Dolls" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Matteo Borghese & Rob Turbovsky | October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08) | 4DWB07 |
| 38 | 8 | "Lifeboat" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Kristin Newman & Jake Schnesel | October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15) | 4DWB08 |
| 39 | 9 | "Escape from Planet Klongo" | Jamie Babbit | Ben Smith & Alex Bigelow | October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) | 4DWB09 |
| 40 | 10 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" | Jamie Babbit | John Hoffman & J. J. Philbin | October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) | 4DWB10 |