Only Murders In The Building - Season 1 May 2026

The first season of Only Murders in the Building premiered on August 31, 2021, on Hulu. The series follows three strangers living in the Arconia, an upscale New York City apartment building, who bond over their shared obsession with a true-crime podcast. Core Premise

Rating: 9.5/10 Verdict: Dip-worthy.

Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez): A young artist whose cool, detached exterior masks deep-seated trauma. Unlike the others, she has a personal, hidden connection to the victim, Tim Kono. The Mystery of Tim Kono Only Murders in the Building - Season 1

• Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin): A former TV detective from a 90s cop show called Brazzos, Charles is introverted, obsessive, and lives a life of sterile isolation—cooking omelets for one and nursing decades-old grudges. Martin, playing against his manic "wild and crazy guy" persona, delivers a masterclass in restrained sadness.
• Oliver Putnam (Martin Short): The walking id of the group. Oliver is a washed-up Broadway director drowning in debt, dipped in tweed, and wearing a scarf that has its own personality. He talks in italics, views every life event through the lens of dramatic staging, and possesses the delusional optimism of a man who believes his next comeback is just one good dip recipe away.
• Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez): The Millennial anchor. Mabel is sardonic, mysterious, and hiding a dark past involving a cold case from her childhood. Gomez holds her own against two comedy titans, grounding the show’s manic energy with a dose of Gen-Z apathy and genuine emotional weight.

As the trio launches their podcast (also titled Only Murders in the Building), the layers peel back. Tim wasn’t just a jerk; he was a man obsessed with solving the unsolved disappearance of his childhood friend, Zoe. The plot weaves through a labyrinth of jewelry heists, toxic relationships, and the gentrification of New York. The first season of Only Murders in the

With whip-smart dialogue, stunning production design, and a trio whose chemistry feels instantly lived-in, this season set the bar for streaming crime-comedy so high that it will take a fall from a seventh-floor Arconia window to come close. Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin): A former TV detective