Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Set, Episode Count Revealed

Only Murders in the Building Season 5 has officially been set, with Hulu renewing the hit mystery comedy series for a new batch of episodes.

The series, which just recently premiered its fourth season last week, centers around three strangers who share an obsession with “true crime” and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. The show features an all-star cast, with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez all starring in the series.

How many episodes will Only Murders in the Building Season 5 be?

According to a report from Deadline, Only Murders in the Building Season 5 will be 10 episodes along, which is on par with the previous four seasons of the series.

Alongside its main cast, the show also stars Michael Cyril Creighton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jackie Hoffman, James Caverly, Ryan Broussard, Tina Fey and more. Season 4 will also feature the return of Oscar winner Meryl Streep as she reprises Loretta Durkin. They will joined by new cast members Molly Shannon, Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Richard Kind, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen and Jin Ha.

The series hails from co-writers and co-creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman (Grace & Frankie). It is executive produced by Martin, Hoffman, Short, Gomez, Jamie Babbitt, Dan Fogelman, and Jess Rosenthal.

Only Murders in the Building has been a massive hit since its premiere in 2021. In total, the show has received 49 Emmy Award nominations across its first three seasons, and just racked up 21 Emmy nominations for the 2024 Emmy Awards.

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