Only Murders in the Building is moving this side of the pond for season six and is set to welcome a host of famous faces from the UK and Ireland on its latest investigation. As social media pictures of Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez filming around London have been making the rounds online, Disney has confirmed Jennifer Saunders and more are to be crossing paths with our favourite fictional true crime podcasters.
Alongside Saunders, Deadline reports guest stars for Only Murders season six also include Bridgerton and The Devil Wears Prada 2's Simone Ashley, Willow's Amar Chadha-Patel, Heartstopper's Rhea Norwood, Bad Sisters star Sharon Horgan and The Imitation Game's Matthew Beard.
The central trio played by Martin, Short and Gomez are reprising their roles as Charles, Oliver and Mabel alongside Michael Cyril Creighton's Howard.
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After season 5 saw the crime-solving neighbours mingling with the mob to find out who killed beloved doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca), the three are now called to investigate a murder that almost didn't occur in the building.
In the final moments of the previous instalment, aired in 2025, a red-haired woman revealed to be none other than popular podcaster Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) makes her way to the gates of the Arconia and draws her last breath in front of a shocked Charles, Oliver and Mabel.
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Meanwhile, it hasn't been confirmed just yet who of the characters orbiting around the protagonists will make an appearance in season six.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph has been spotted on set, though her return as NYPD Detective Donna Williams hasn't been officially announced. There's also no word yet as to whether Meryl Streep, Richard Kind and Nathan Lane will return as Loretta, Vince and Teddy.
Season 5 also starred Bobby Cannavale, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, Dianne Wiest and Jermaine Fowler.
Only Murders in the Building season 6 is set to air on Disney+ and Hulu. Seasons 1-5 can be found on the same platforms.
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