When will Only Murders in the Building season 4 be released?

An all-star ensemble joins the murder mystery trio

Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building season 3
Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin will be back for Only Murders in the Building season 4. (Hulu)
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Don’t leave the Arconia yet because there’s another murder to solve with Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selina Gomez) in Only Murders in the Building season 4.

While most of us would probably just move after so many deadly incidents had taken place in the same New York apartment block, that hasn’t deterred three case-cracking inhabitants of this fancy building.

Following a third outing that upped the ante and featured guest appearances by stars like Paul Rudd, Matthew Broderick and Meryl Streep, Disney+’s popular murder mystery series is gearing up for a fourth whodunnit that’s set to feature even more twisty turns and starry names.

What else do we know about it? Let’s delve into all the case files we have for Only Murders in the Building season 4.

Only Murders In The Building -- “Persons of Interest” - Episode 201 -- Welcome home, Arconiacs!  Minutes after Season 1’s finale, Charles, Oliver and Mabel are now implicated in the murder of Board President, Bunny Folger.  They must choose whether to lay low or risk their safety by catching the killer themselves.  As they grapple with that choice, fireworks ensue. Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short), shown. (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/Hulu)
A new case is afoot at the Arconia. (Hulu)

Only Murders in the Building season 4 will debut on Disney+ on Tuesday, 27 August, with new episodes set to be released weekly.

When we last left the Arconia, it was finally revealed that the producers of the series’ fictional stage show Death Rattle Dazzle, Cliff (Wesley Taylor) and Donna (Linda Emond), were behind the very public, on-stage murder of actor Ben Glenroy (Rudd).

With that case solved, viewers were soon faced with a brand new head-scratcher to puzzle over when Charles’s long-time stunt double Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch) was shot dead by a mystery assailant through an open window whilst inside Charles’ apartment.

So who killed Sazz? We’ll have to wait for season four to find out.

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, Jane Lynch, 'Opening Night', (Season 3, ep. 310, aired Oct. 3, 2023). photo: Patrick Harbron / photo: ©Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection
Who killed Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch)? (Alamy)

The official synopsis reads: “In season four of Only Murders in the Building, our amateur podcasting trio wrestles with the shocking events at the end of season three surrounding Charles’ stunt double and friend Sazz Pataki.

“Questioning whether she or Charles was the intended victim, their investigation leads them all the way to Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about the Only Murders podcast. As Charles, Oliver and Mabel 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.”

“Hello Hollywood!” declares Steve Martin’s Charles in the teaser trailer for the new season, which was released in May 2024. The clip brings viewers transports viewers to LA — via the Arconia — after Sazz’s murder, and teases the A-list actors joining the “starriest season yet”. Watch it below.

Meryl Streep as Loretta in Only Murders in the Building season 3
Meryl Streep’s wannabe actor Loretta returns for season 4. (Hulu)

We already know that Martin, Short and Gomez will be returning to their roles of former actor Charles, theatre director Oliver and artist neighbour Mabel respectively for Only Murders season 4.

Streep’s struggling actress Loretta Durkin, who joined the show in season 3, will also be back, along with Michael Cyril Creighton, who plays Howard, a cat-loving Arconia resident. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, fresh from her Oscar-winning performance in The Holdovers, will reprise her role as Detective Dee Williams.

They’ll be accompanied by a glittering array of guest stars, including Desperate Housewives’ Eva Longoria, Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy and The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis, although exact details of their roles are currently under wraps.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 19: Eugene Levy attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's
Comedy icon Eugene Levy joins the show for its fourth outing. (FilmMagic)

Also checking into the Arconia for season four are Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy, The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani and Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Richard Kind. And that’s not all — former Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon will play a hot-shot Los Angeles businesswoman who gets drawn into the trio’s case in New York.

As season four creeps towards screens, we’re sure further additions to the cast will be announced soon enough.


Only Murders in the Building season 4 will be released on Disney+ on 27 August