After a very Hollywood-heavy fourth season, Only Murders in the Building returns firmly to New York in Season 5. And this season, it looks like the podcasting trio of Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) are taking on their most New York foes yet: the literal mob.
According to Season 5’s first trailer, Charles, Oliver, and Mabel believe that the mob may have had something to do with the murder of the Arconia’s doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca) in the Season 4 finale. The mob angle would certainly make sense, given that the Season 4 finale also introduced new player Sofia Caccimelio (Téa Leoni), whose missing husband Nicky — “the dry cleaning king of Brooklyn” — reportedly had ties to the Caputo crime family.
But the crime families of New York aren’t the only suspects on display in the trailer. Only Murders in the Building also introduces a trio of billionaires — played by new guest stars Christoph Waltz, Renée Zellweger, and Logan Lerman — who keep sniffing around crime scenes. According to Oliver, they’re “the new mob of New York.” How are they connected to the “old mob,” or to Lester?
Waltz, Zellweger, and Lerman are just a few of the new additions to Only Murders in the Building‘s star-studded list of guest stars. Bobby Cannavale, Beanie Feldstein, Jermaine Fowler, Keegan-Michael Key, and Dianne Wiest are also joining up. Meanwhile, Meryl Streep returns, alongside Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, and Michael Cyril Creighton.
Will the Only Murders in the Building crew solve yet another murder and avenge poor Lester? And how does Nicky Caccimelio’s disappearance tie into Lester’s demise? We’ll just have to wait until Season 5 to find out.
Only Murders in the Building premieres Sept. 9 on Hulu.
