‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 4 Gets Premiere Date & Trailer With Melissa McCarthy Joining Cast

Only Murders In the Building’s “starriest season yet” is coming to Hulu. The comedy mystery series’ leads Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez took to the stage at the Disney upfront presentation for some hijinks and to introduce Season 4, which will premiere Aug. 27.

In the new season, Charles (Martin), Oliver (Short) & Mabel (Gomez) leave their beloved Arconia and the New York area. The first trailer, which you can watch above, explains why they will be making the cross-country trip to Hollywood and showcases Charles’ negotiating prowess.

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It also reveals Melissa McCarthy among new cast additions, joining returning OMITB players Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch, Michael Cyril Creighton and Da’Vine Joy Randolph as well as fellow newcomers Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani and Richard Kind.

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In conjunction with the trailer release, Hulu has released the most detailed Season 4 description to date. Charles (Martin), Oliver (Short) & Mabel (Gomez) wrestle with the shocking events at the end of season three surrounding Charles’ stunt double & friend Sazz Pataki (Lynch). Questioning whether Sazz or Charles was the intended victim, our trio’s investigation leads them all the way to Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about the Only Murders podcast. As our amateur sleuths race back to New York, they embark on an even more epic journey — traversing their building’s courtyard to delve into the twisted lives of the Arconia’s West Tower residents.

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Only Murders in the Building hails from co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Martin and Hoffman executive produce along with Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal. The series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.

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