Only Murders in the Building: Season 1

2021 · 10 episodes · ★ 9.2

What Season 1 of Only Murders in the Building

Charles-Haden Savage, a washed-up actor with a gruff temperament, Oliver Putnam, a financially struggling Broadway director, and Mabel Mora, a young artist who renovates apartments, are three strangers who live in the Arconia, a luxury building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. All three share a passion for true crime podcasts. When their neighbor Tim Kono dies under unclear circumstances, they decide to investigate on their own. The inquiry brings them closer to the building's residents and ends up turning them into friends. To tell what they uncover, they record a podcast of their own. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez lead the cast of this series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman and streaming on Hulu.

10episodes

Aug 31, 2021premiered

Oct 19, 2021final episode

5.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 True Crime
Aug 31, 2021 · 34 min · ★ 9.0
Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver & Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast.
Directed by Jamie Babbit · Written by John Hoffman, Steve Martin · Starring Quincy Dunn-Baker, Adam DeCarlo, Julian Cihi, Maulik Pancholy
1x02 Who Is Tim Kono?
Aug 31, 2021 · 30 min · ★ 9.1
The group begins researching the victim. Meanwhile, Mabel’s secretive past starts to be unraveled.
Directed by Jamie Babbit · Written by Kirker Butler · Starring Michael Cyril Creighton, Madeleine Valencia, John Sousa, Olivia Reis
1x03 How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Aug 31, 2021 · 35 min · ★ 9.1
Oliver employs his theater director skills to analyze the case. Charles & Mabel question an obsessive cat lover.
Directed by Gillian Robespierre · Written by Ben Smith · Starring Michael Cyril Creighton, Adriane Lenox, Alexander Blaise, Evan Zes
1x04 The Sting
Sep 7, 2021 · 34 min · ★ 9.2
Believing the murderer might be a famous resident whom is difficult to access, the group seeks advice from a renowned podcasting host.
Directed by Gillian Robespierre · Written by Kristin Newman · Starring Sting, Jonathan Burke, Meredith Holzman, Maulik Pancholy
1x05 Twist
Sep 14, 2021 · 26 min · ★ 9.1
Mabel slips away on a solo mission tracking the victim's final days. Suspicious, Charles & Oliver follow her.
Directed by Don Scardino · Written by Thembi Banks · Starring Jacob Ming-Trent, Roy Wood Jr., Isaac Schinazi, Eric R. Williams
1x06 To Protect and Serve
Sep 21, 2021 · 33 min · ★ 9.1
Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.
Directed by Don Scardino · Written by Madeleine George, Kim Rosenstock · Starring Esteban Benito, Dana Kreitz, Alysha Deslorieux, Jimmy Fallon
1x07 The Boy from 6B
Sep 28, 2021 · 32 min · ★ 9.3
With the investigation scratching at a web of old crimes originating inside the building, a mysterious young man turns the tables to spy on Charles, Oliver & Mabel.
Directing: Cherien Dabis · Writing: Stephen Markley, Ben Philippe · Starring: Olivia Reis, Nicolas Vitucci, Julian Cihi, Jackie Hoffman
1x08 Fan Fiction
Oct 5, 2021 · 32 min · ★ 9.2
Hitting a dead end, the group calls for reinforcements in the form of their podcast’s Superfans.
Directing: Cherien Dabis · Writing: Rob Turbovsky, Matteo Borghese · Starring: Lylan Carson, Julian Cihi, Jackie Hoffman, James Caverly
1x09 Double Time
Oct 12, 2021 · 32 min · ★ 9.3
With the residents growing upset at the building’s negative publicity, the trio faces a revolt. Charles is visited by an old colleague who sheds light on his past.
Directed by Jamie Babbit · Written by John Hoffman, Kristin Newman · Starring Michael Cyril Creighton, Salem Murphy, Alex Vinh, Zainab Jah
1x10 Open and Shut Season Finale
Oct 19, 2021 · 36 min · ★ 9.3
In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger.
Directed by Jamie Babbit · Written by John Hoffman, Rachel Burger · Starring Michael Cyril Creighton, Julian Cihi, Maximilian Lee Piazza, Zainab Jah