Only Murders in the Building (2021)
The building always wins.
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 31 August 2021 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Comedy, Mystery, Crime |
| Created by | Steve Martin and John Hoffman |
| Starring | Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez |
| Seasons | 6 seasons, 51 episodes |
| Episode length | about 33 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 28 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building is streaming on Disney+ ($15.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Hulu ($18.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Disney+, or $15.99 at list price.
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| Uruguay | Disney+ $U499 |
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What kind of watch this is
Steve Martin and John Hoffman built a mystery where the murder is real, but the investigators are the punchline. Three true-crime obsessives in a New York building decide to solve a local death. It is a comedy that treats the procedural format with affection rather than mockery. The humor comes from the gap between their self-importance and the mundane reality of apartment living. They have spent 28 hours of screen time arguing about clues in a hallway. It is a light watch that respects your intelligence enough to let you laugh at the detectives before you trust them.
What the critics said
Critics treated the show with the same affection the characters reserve for their building. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating for the first season based on 107 reviews. The consensus calls the trio "extremely charming," a compliment that holds up as the series moves through five seasons. Metacritic scores the first season 76 out of 100, a generally favorable mark that wavers slightly but never dips into territory requiring apology. Later seasons maintain high approval, with the fifth landing at 89%.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate it 8.4 out of 10. That is a high mark for a comedy about three men solving murders in a building. Hulu reported on September 3, 2021, that it set a record for the most-watched comedy premiere in its history. Craig Erwich, Hulu Originals president, later told Vulture the show became the most-watched comedy ever on the platform "by a good measure." Parrot Analytics data showed demand jumping from 16 times the average at debut to 37 times typical demand by the season 1 finale on October 19. That spike signaled a 135% growth rate. Erwich attributed that jump mainly to word of mouth.
What came next for the cast
Selena Gomez arrived from Spring Breakers and Neighbors 2. Since 2021, her list includes Emilia Pérez. Michael Cyril Creighton stepped in from Spotlight and Game Night. He followed with American Fiction. The credits cannot say this show built those specific paths. They can simply show what appeared next on their resumes.
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Sources
- Only Murders in the Building on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q104007235 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Only Murders in the Building” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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