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Only Murders In The Building Renewed For Third Season By Hulu
Hulu has ordered a third season of the comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. The renewal for the show from 20th Television comes just three weeks after the second season debut of what Hulu says is its most watched comedy.
“Only Murders in the Building is the true crown jewel of our slate,” said Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment. “Its appeal across generations, the intersection of humor and heart, and its truly original approach are a hallmark of and testament to Dan, John, Steve, Marty and Selena’s work. We are grateful to be able to continue telling the stories of Charles, Oliver and Mabel to viewers that have consistently shown us they crave more of this story.”
Hoffman told The Hollywood Reporter at the show’s second season premiere that he wanted to “up the stakes for our three, who had stepped in it so badly by the end of season one, and now everything was about, ‘How do we even begin to deal with this situation?’”
Only Murders in the Building centers around three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. The show has drawn critical praise for both seasons to date, and Hulu has touted season one as its most watched original comedy. Per usual with streamers, Hulu didn’t provide numbers to back that up, but the show did spend several weeks in Nielsen’s top 10 original streaming series rankings during season one.
In addition to Martin, Short and Gomez, season two features appearances from Cara Delevingne, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer and Shirley MacLaine. Only Murders in the Building hails from co-writers and co-creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman (Grace & Frankie). Its executive producers are Martin, Hoffman, Short, Gomez, Jamie Babbitt, Dan Fogelman, and Jess Rosenthal.
