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‘Joker’ is wild, thanks mainly to Joaquin Phoenix
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Elves, Ents and Orcs: Season 2 of ‘The Rings of Power’ makes its debut
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August 24– August 30, 2024
A shot at the big time: Hollywood is calling in new ‘Only Murders in the Building’
BY SARAH PASSINGHAM
The Arconia’s crime-solving trio have a hit on their hands this season — in more ways than one. Season 4 of the Emmy-winning sitcom “Only Murders in the Building” premieres Tuesday, Aug. 27, on Hulu. Martin Short (“Schmigadoon!”), Steve Martin (“The Big Year,” 2011) and Selena Gomez (“In Dubious Battle,” 2016) all return as the true crime podcast hosts whose sleuthing skills have landed them Hollywood meetings with executives looking to secure their life rights. Oliver Putnam (Short), Charles-Haden Savage (Martin) and Mabel Mora (Gomez), hosts of the titular “Only Murders in the Building” podcast, have hit the big time this season; the trio is getting flown out to Los Angeles to sit across the negotiating table from bigwigs looking to put their story up on the big screen. However, their latest mystery sends them back home to New York City, where they must investigate the shooting of Charles’ friend and stunt double, Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch, “Party Down”). Was the hit truly meant for Sazz or for Charles? With another whodunnit about to unravel more secrets from within the historic walls of the Arconia apartment complex, one podcast’s hosts are uniquely qualified to get to the bottom
of it. Per Hulu, “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 Arconia’s West Tower residents.” If you need a refresher on what’s happened so far in the first three seasons of the true crime comedy, here is a quick rundown. Unlikely friends Charles, Oliver and Mabel bond over their interest in murder mysteries when someone is killed in their apartment complex. They decide to begin a podcast detailing their investigation, which quickly gains a following. Each lonely in their own way before their chance meeting during a building evacuation, once the trio of Arconia residents solve their first case, it sets their lives on a new track, together. The success of the podcast leads to renewed interest in both Charles’ and Oliver’s careers — Charles joins a reboot of the drama series in which he starred during the 1990s, and Oliver finally stages a Broadway show again. The latter is what led to their next investigation — the mysterious death, resurrection and murder of actor Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd, “The Shrink Next Door”). Now, they must figure out who shot Sazz before anyone else at the Arconia is killed.
Lynch spoke to Deadline about realizing that her character was going to meet her end, saying, “I was actually happy because I knew that it meant that my storyline would dominate the next season.” About working on the upcoming season, Lynch added, “One of the joys of doing this past season has been working with Steve and developing this really sweet relationship. You could always tell we have a nice relationship, but it goes pretty deep and it’s pretty delicious.” “Only Murders” is no stranger to A-list guest stars — Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”) earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for her appearance as Loretta Durkin last season — and this season does not disappoint in that regard. Zach Galifianakis (“Baskets”), Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Eva Longoria (“Land of Women”) join this season, portraying themselves as the cast of the “Only Murders” podcast film. Meanwhile, returning to the cast this season are Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers,” 2023) as Det. Donna Williams and Michael Cyril Creighton (“American Fiction,” 2023) as Arconia resident Howard Morris, alongside Streep and Lynch.
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