50 Fun Facts About Only Murders in the Building

In which Manhattan neighbourhood is the Arconia, the trio's apartment building?

The exterior shots use the Belnord on West 86th Street.

Who co-created the series with Steve Martin?

Hoffman also co-wrote the pilot and the final two episodes of season one.

Which character is played by Selena Gomez?

Mabel is an artist living alone in her aunt's unit while renovating it.

What is the name of Charles-Haden Savage's 1990s crime drama?

The podcast's success later lands him a 2020s revival of the show.

What is Oliver Putnam's profession?

He is financially struggling and it is his idea to start the podcast.

Who is the murder victim in the first episode of season one?

Julian Cihi plays him, and the character returns as a guest in season five.

What was the name of Mabel's childhood mystery-solving quartet?

Tim Kono, the first season's victim, was one of the group.

Tina Fey's Cinda Canning is a parody of which real podcast host?

Her show All Is Not OK in Oklahoma stands in for Serial.

Which Arconia board president's murder is investigated in season two?

Jayne Houdyshell also voices Bunny's parrot, Mrs. Gambolini.

Who plays Charles's stunt double Sazz Pataki?

Sazz dates everyone Charles dates after him, and is killed at the end of season three.

Paul Rudd's Ben Glenroy is best known in-universe for playing which TV superhero?

Ben is murdered on the opening night of his first Broadway play.

What is the name of Meryl Streep's struggling actress character?

She becomes Oliver's love interest and later his wife.

Which Irish-born stunt double does Paul Rudd play in season four?

Rudd has now played three roles, including the voice of a robot doorman in season five.

Who plays a fictionalized version of himself cast as Oliver in the film adaptation?

Eugene Levy plays Charles and Eva Longoria plays Mabel in the movie-within-the-show.

Which actress plays a version of herself cast as Mabel in the season four movie?

Molly Shannon's Bev Melon is the Paramount producer behind the adaptation.

Who plays NYPD Detective Donna Williams?

She initially closes the Kono case, then gets drawn back in after her wife starts listening to the podcast.

Teddy Dimas, the patron of Oliver's family, has ties to which crime group?

He agrees to sponsor the podcast, and Lane won an Emmy for the role.

Which Arconia employee's murder is investigated in season five?

Dianne Wiest joined as his wife Lorraine and Emory Cohen plays him in flashback.

What is L.E.S.T.R., voiced by Paul Rudd in season five?

It is named after Lester, the doorman whose death drives the season.

Which actor plays New York mayor Beau Tillman in season five?

He joined in March 2025 alongside Christoph Waltz and Renée Zellweger.

Christoph Waltz's season five billionaire Bash Steed made his fortune in what?

Renée Zellweger's Camila White made hers in hotels and Logan Lerman's Jay Pflug in pharmaceuticals.

Beanie Feldstein's season five character Althea, or 'Thē', is what kind of celebrity?

She is also Mabel's former childhood friend and performs the original song 'Wish That You Were Me'.

Bobby Cannavale plays Nicky Caccimelio, a man who is what in season five?

His wife Sofia, played by Téa Leoni, hires Charles and Mabel to find him.

Who is Howard Morris, played by Michael Cyril Creighton?

His cat died the same night as Tim Kono; he became a series regular in season three.

What instrument does Amy Ryan's character Jan Bellows play professionally?

Jan begins dating Charles in the first season.

Who plays Alice Banks, Mabel's artist love interest in season two?

She was reported as a series regular in December 2021.

Adina Verson's Poppy White is revealed to really be whom?

Becky was the subject of Cinda Canning's podcast All Is Not OK in Oklahoma.

Richard Kind's Vince Fish wears an eye patch for what reason?

He is a resident of the Arconia's west tower, introduced in season four.

Kumail Nanjiani's Rudy Thurber keeps what up in his apartment all year?

A Christmas-themed video made the fitness influencer a hit.

How many years before its premiere did Steve Martin first conceive the idea?

His original pitch was about three elderly men too tired to solve crimes outside their building.

In Steve Martin's original concept, how many elderly men were the sleuths?

One of them was later swapped for a younger woman, who became Mabel.

Which studio produces the series?

Dan Fogelman, creator of This Is Us, is among the executive producers.

In what month and year did Selena Gomez join the cast?

She also serves as an executive producer on the show.

Which real New York building is used for exterior shots of the Arconia?

The landmark on West 86th Street was built in 1908–09 in Italian Renaissance Revival style.

When did principal photography on season one begin?

Filming wrapped in April 2021, a few months before the August premiere.

In which city did filming for season six begin in May 2026?

The season cast includes David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Peter Capaldi.

Which original song performed by Charles-Haden Savage was released online in July 2022?

Steve Martin wrote it with Kirker Butler, and Paul Shaffer produced it.

On what date did the series premiere on Hulu?

The first three episodes dropped together, then weekly until October 19.

Under which hub did the series premiere internationally on Disney+?

In Latin America it launched on Star+ the same day as the US premiere.

Which broadcast network first aired season one, edited for FCC rules, in January 2024?

Season two followed on the same network exactly a year later.

Who won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for season one?

It was one of three wins from the season's 17 nominations.

How many Emmy nominations did season three receive?

It was the show's biggest haul, with three wins at the Creative Arts Emmys.

Which song from season three won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics?

Its writers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul became the 20th and 21st EGOT winners with the award.

The season whose episode titles come from real Hollywood films premiered in which year?

The one exception is episode nine, named after an in-universe film.

Who composed the series' score?

A digital album of the first-season score came out four days before the premiere.

Which rock star appears as a fictionalized version of himself in season one?

The season also features guest turns from Tina Fey and Jackie Hoffman.

Which two guest stars did Martin Short announce for season two in January 2022?

Michael Rapaport joined a month later as Detective Kreps.

Which season one episode earned a Seal of Authentic Representation for its portrayal of Theo?

James Caverly, a deaf actor, plays Teddy Dimas's son Theo.

What is the name of the official companion podcast?

Straw Hut Media produces it; One Killer Question is the Emmy-winning aftershow.

Who is the first credited writer of season five's song 'Wish That You Were Me'?

It is performed by Beanie Feldstein's pop star character.