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{{Season
|season = 5
|image = Only Murders in the Building – Season 5 poster.jpg
|image_alt = 
|caption = 
|tagline = The building always wins
|starring = *[[Steve Martin]]
*[[Martin Short]]
*[[Selena Gomez]]
|episodes = 10<ref name=s5announced/>
|network = Hulu
|first_aired = September 9, 2025
|last_aired = October 28, 2025
|previous = [[Season 4]]
|next = [[Season 6]]
}}'''Season 5''' of ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' was announced on September 4, 2024.<ref name=s5announced>[https://deadline.com/2024/09/only-murders-in-the-building-renewal-season-5-1236077686/ ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Renewed For Season 5 At Hulu]</ref> It premiered on September 9, 2025, with three episodes. The remainder of the season had weekly releases.<ref name=Date>[https://deadline.com/2025/07/only-murders-in-the-building-season-5-premiere-date-1236466006/ ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Gets Season 5 Premiere Date On Hulu]</ref> 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 [[Beau Tillman|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 [[Donna Williams|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 [[Will Putnam|Young Will Putnam]] (1/10)
*[[Nicolas Vitucci]] as [[Theo Dimas|Young Theo]] (1/10)
*[[Michael Benjamin Hernandez]] as Officer #1 (2/10)
*[[Anthony Ruiz]] as [[José Torres]] (1/10)

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"
|- style="color:black;text-align:center"|
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:5%"|<abbr title="Number">No.</abbr><br>overall
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:5%"|<abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> in<br>season
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:24%"| Title
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:12%"| Directed by
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:22%"| Written by
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:14%"| Original air date
! scope="col" style="background:#D8B654;width:8%"| <abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br>code
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 41
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 1
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Nail in the Coffin]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[John Hoffman]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[John Hoffman]] & [[Taylor Cox]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 9, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB02
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E01 Nail in the Coffin title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 42
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 2
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[After You]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[John Hoffman]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Ben Smith]] & [[Ella Robinson Brooks]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 9, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB01
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E02 After You title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 43
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 3
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Rigor]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Chris Koch]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Max Searle]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 9, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB03
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E03 Rigor title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 44
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 4
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Dirty Birds]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Chris Koch]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Kristin Newman]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 16, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB04
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E04 Dirty Birds title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | Snooping goes sideways when three billionaire suspects catch the trio and invite themselves over for an evening at Oliver’s.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 45
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Tongue Tied]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Shari Springer Berman]] & [[Robert Pulcini]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[J.J. Philbin]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 23, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB05
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E05 Tongue Tied title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 46
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 6
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Flatbush]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Shari Springer Berman]] & [[Robert Pulcini]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[John Enbom]] & [[Jake Schnesel]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| September 30, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB06
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E06 Flatbush title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 47
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 7
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Silver Alert]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Jessica Yu]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Taylor Cox]] & [[Pete Swanson]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| October 7, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB07
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:SilverAlert.jpeg|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 48
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 8
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[Cuckoo Chicks]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Jessica Yu]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Kristin Newman]] & [[McKenna Thurber]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| October 14, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB08
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:CuckooChicks.jpeg|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 49
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 9
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[LESTR]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Jamie Babbit]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Max Searle]] & [[Alex Bigelow]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| October 21, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB09
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E09 LESTR title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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.
|- style="text-align:center;background:#F2F2F2"
! scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center"| 50
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 10
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:left"| "[[The House Always...]]"
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[Jamie Babbit]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| [[J.J. Philbin]] & [[Ben Smith]]
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| October 28, 2025
| style="color:#000; style="text-align:center"| 5DWB10
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #D8B654"| [[File:S05E10 The House Always... title-card.png|170px]]
| colspan="5" class="description" style="border-bottom: solid 3px #D8B654;" | 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''<nowiki/>'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".

==Notes and Trivia==

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==References==
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