Only Murders in the Building: Season 5

2025 · 10 episodes · ★ 9.5

What Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building

After Lester, the Arconia's doorman, dies under suspicious circumstances, Charles, Oliver and Mabel refuse to believe it was an accident. These three neighbors, fans of true crime podcasts, launch an investigation that takes them through the city's darkest corners. There they uncover a web of secrets that connects billionaires, old-school mobsters and the mysterious residents of the building. The plot also explores the gap between the historic city and the new New York, where the old mob fights to survive as even more dangerous players emerge. To tell what they discover, they record their own podcast.

10episodes

Sep 9, 2025premiered

Oct 28, 2025final episode

6.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Nail in the Coffin
Sep 9, 2025 · 39 min · ★ 9.6
While investigating Lester’s mysterious "accidental" death, the clues lure Charles, Oliver, and Mabel out of Manhattan — and straight into some dangerous new "old" territory.
Directing: John Hoffman · Writing: John Hoffman, Taylor Cox · Starring: Jackie Hoffman, Vanessa Aspillaga, Teddy Coluca, Russell G. Jones
5x02 After You
Sep 9, 2025 · 33 min · ★ 9.6
A look back at Lester's early days at the Arconia reveals how a young dreamer became a steadfast doorman — sacrificing his future to protect the residents from the building’s secrets.
Directing: John Hoffman · Writing: Ben Smith, Ella Robinson Brooks · Starring: Adriane Lenox, Nicolas Vitucci, Julian Cihi, Jackie Hoffman
5x03 Rigor
Sep 9, 2025 · 37 min · ★ 9.7
The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence... and promptly compromises it. With time running out, they scramble to solve the mystery before the police close in on them.
Directing: Chris Koch · Writing: Max Searle · Starring: Jackie Hoffman, Russell G. Jones, Bobby Cannavale, Jermaine Fowler
5x04 Dirty Birds
Sep 16, 2025 · 37 min · ★ 9.6
Snooping goes sideways when three billionaire suspects catch the trio and invite themselves over for an evening at Oliver's.
Directing: Chris Koch · Writing: Kristin Newman · Starring: Jackie Hoffman, Richard Kind, Jermaine Fowler, Beanie Feldstein
5x05 Tongue Tied
Sep 23, 2025 · 37 min · ★ 9.6
Thwarted in their investigative podcast plans, Mabel and Oliver look for help from the Arconia support staff — as Charles dines with another suspect and gets caught up in "catching" more than he bargained for.
Directing: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini · Writing: J. J. Philbin · Starring: Anthony Ruiz, Jackie Hoffman, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Vanessa Aspillaga
5x06 Flatbush
Sep 30, 2025 · 38 min · ★ 9.6
The investigation takes Oliver and Loretta back to the streets of his childhood, where buried memories surface and secrets about Lester and Nicky's widows emerge. Mabel and Charles follow leads after a break-in.
Directing: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini · Writing: Jake Schnesel, John Enbom · Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Meryl Streep, Téa Leoni, Dianne Wiest
5x07 Silver Alert
Oct 7, 2025 · 38 min · ★ 9.6
The mayor warns the trio about the billionaires, sending them to investigate further at a villainous lair upstate — as Oliver boots it in an attempted escape.
Directing: Jessica Yu · Writing: Pete Swanson, Taylor Cox · Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Caitlin Houlahan, Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz
5x08 Cuckoo Chicks
Oct 14, 2025 · 41 min · ★ 9.5
Mabel gathers a ragtag group to crash an exclusive ladies night. While trying to save the Arconia from being sold, Charles and Oliver accidentally end up in couples' therapy.
Directing: Jessica Yu · Writing: Kristin Newman, McKenna Thurber · Starring: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Russell G. Jones, Meryl Streep, Richard Kind
5x09 LESTR
Oct 21, 2025 · 35 min · ★ 9.4
Told through the lens of one annoying robot who may hold the keys to more secrets than anyone realized — the Arconia throws one last party as the residents discover that a killer may still be in their building.
Directing: Jamie Babbit · Writing: Alex Bigelow, Max Searle · Starring: Jackie Hoffman, James Caverly, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Teddy Coluca
5x10 The House Always... Season Finale
Oct 28, 2025 · 41 min · ★ 9.3
With the clock ticking, the trio doubles down to bring "new" and "old" forces together to bring down a killer — ending in one explosive showdown and the reveals they've been chasing all season.
Directing: Jamie Babbit · Writing: Ben Smith, J. J. Philbin · Starring: Jackie Hoffman, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Teddy Coluca, Tina Fey