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This page contains spoilers for Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building. Proceed with caution!
Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building was announced on September 4, 2024.[1] It premiered on September 9, 2025, with three episodes. The remainder of the season had weekly releases.[2] It ended on October 28, 2025.
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez reprise their roles of Charles-Haden Savage, Oliver Putnam and Mabel Mora, respectively.
Cast and characters
Main Cast
- Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage (10/10)
- Martin Short as Oliver Putnam (10/10)
- Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora (10/10)
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris (7/10)
Special Guest Stars
- Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin (2/10)
Recurring Guest Stars
- Vanessa Aspillaga as Ursula (2/10)
- Bobby Cannavale as Nicky Caccimelio (5/10)
- Teddy Coluca as Lester Coluca (4/10)
- Dane DiLiegro as Johnny Caccimelio (4/10)
- Jermaine Fowler as Randall Winston (8/10)
- Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller (7/10)
- Russell G. Jones as Grover Stanley (4/10)
- Keegan-Michael Key as Mayor Beau Tillman (4/10)
- Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio (4/10)
- Dianne Wiest as Lorraine Coluca (6/10)
- Julian Cihi as Tim Kono (1/10)
- Beanie Feldstein as Althea (6/10)
- Jayne Houdyshell as Bunny Folger (1/10)
- Nathan Lane as Teddy Dimas (3/10)
- Adriane Lenox as Roberta Putnam (1/10)
- Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki (1/10)
- Logan Lerman as Jay Pflug (5/10)
- Christoph Waltz as Bash Steed (5/10)
- Renée Zellweger as Camila White (5/10)
- Richard Kind as Vince Fish (5/10)
- David Patrick Kelly as Miller Portnoy (3/10)
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams (5/10)
- James Caverly as Theo Dimas (1/10)
- Tina Fey as Cinda Canning (1/10)
Recurring Co-Stars
- Shea Buckner as Tony Caccimelio (4/10)
- Elizabeth D'Onofrio as Nonna (4/10)
- Aaron Dean Eisenberg as Braden Caccimelio (4/10)
- Caitlin Houlahan as Romy (4/10)
- Cory Jeacoma as Mikey Caccimelio (4/10)
- Evan Mulrooney as Vinny Caccimelio (4/10)
- Carter Harris as Young Will Putnam (1/10)
- Nicolas Vitucci as Young Theo (1/10)
- Michael Benjamin Hernandez as Officer #1 (2/10)
- Anthony Ruiz as José Torres (1/10)
Episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 41 | 1 | "Nail in the Coffin" | John Hoffman | John Hoffman & Taylor Cox | September 9, 2025 | 5DWB02 |
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While investigating Lester’s mysterious “accidental” death, the clues lure Charles, Oliver, and Mabel out of Manhattan — and straight into some dangerous new “old” territory. | |||||
| 42 | 2 | "After You" | John Hoffman | Ben Smith & Ella Robinson Brooks | September 9, 2025 | 5DWB01 |
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A look back at Lester’s early days at the Arconia reveals how a young dreamer became a steadfast doorman — sacrificing his future to protect the residents from the building’s secrets. | |||||
| 43 | 3 | "Rigor" | Chris Koch | Max Searle | September 9, 2025 | 5DWB03 |
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The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence...and promptly compromises it. With time running out, they scramble to solve the mystery before the police close in on them. | |||||
| 44 | 4 | "Dirty Birds" | Chris Koch | Kristin Newman | September 16, 2025 | 5DWB04 |
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Snooping goes sideways when three billionaire suspects catch the trio and invite themselves over for an evening at Oliver’s. | |||||
| 45 | 5 | "Tongue Tied" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | J.J. Philbin | September 23, 2025 | 5DWB05 |
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Thwarted in their investigative podcast plans, Mabel and Oliver look for help from the Arconia support staff — as Charles dines with another suspect and gets caught up in “catching” more than he bargained for. | |||||
| 46 | 6 | "Flatbush" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | John Enbom & Jake Schnesel | September 30, 2025 | 5DWB06 |
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The investigation takes Oliver and Loretta back to the streets of his childhood, where buried memories surface and secrets about Lester and Nicky's widows emerge. Mabel and Charles follow leads after a break-in. | |||||
| 47 | 7 | "Silver Alert" | Jessica Yu | Taylor Cox & Pete Swanson | October 7, 2025 | 5DWB07 |
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The mayor warns the trio about the billionaires, sending them to investigate further at a villainous lair upstate - as Oliver boots it in an attempted escape. | |||||
| 48 | 8 | "Cuckoo Chicks" | Jessica Yu | Kristin Newman & McKenna Thurber | October 14, 2025 | 5DWB08 |
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Mabel gathers a ragtag group to crash an exclusive ladies night. While trying to save the Arconia from being sold, Charles and Oliver accidentally end up in couples' therapy. | |||||
| 49 | 9 | "LESTR" | Jamie Babbit | Max Searle & Alex Bigelow | October 21, 2025 | 5DWB09 |
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Told through the lens of one annoying robot who may hold the keys to more secrets than anyone realized - the Arconia throws one last party as the residents discover that a killer may still be in their building. | |||||
| 50 | 10 | "The House Always..." | Jamie Babbit | J.J. Philbin & Ben Smith | October 28, 2025 | 5DWB10 |
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With the clock ticking, the trio doubles down to bring "new" and "old" forces together. | |||||
Production
Development
Hulu renewed the series for a fifth season in September 2024.
Filming
Filming for the fifth season occurred between March and June 2025.
Casting
In March 2025, Keegan-Michael Key, Christoph Waltz, and Renée Zellweger joined the cast in undisclosed roles for the fifth season. In April 2025, Logan Lerman, Jermaine Fowler and Beanie Feldstein joined the cast. In August 2025, Dianne Wiest and Bobby Cannavale were reported to have been respectively cast as Lester's wife and a mobster.
Critical response
For the fifth season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating, based on 36 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Putting the very fate of the Arconia on the line, Only Murders in the Building's fifth season goes back to the series' fundamentals — its core trio — and reaffirms that their charm hasn't waned one bit." Metacritic gave the fifth season a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 16 critic reviews, signifying "generally favorable".
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