Genre: Comedy, Mystery thriller
Created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman
Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez & Michael Cyril Creighton.
Music by Siddhartha Khosla
Executive producers: Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Jamie Babbit, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, John Hoffman
Producers: Thembi Banks, Jane Raab, Nick Pavonetti, Kristin Bernstein, Madeleine George, Sas Goldberg, Tess Morris
Cinematography: Chris Teague, Dagmar Weaver-Madsen, Kyle Wullschleger
Editors: Julie Monroe, JoAnne Yarrow, Matthew Barbato, David L. Bertman, Shelly Westerman, Peggy Tachdjian, Payton Koch
Production companies: Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Another Hoffman Story Productions, 40 Share Productions, 20th Television
Network: Hulu, Disney+
Plot: “Season 3 finds Charles, Oliver & Mabel investigating a murder behind the scenes of a Broadway show. Ben Glenroy is a Hollywood action star whose Broadway debut is cut short by his untimely death.
Season 3 of Only Murders In The Building was good.
Pros: All three actors were so good in their roles. Selena Gomez had the biggest role in the storyline this time around. I liked how the main plot continued where last season ended and the mystery did keep me guessing who’s killed Ben Glenroy.
Cons: This season felt like a repeat from the previous two seasons. The Matthew Broderick cameos didn’t add that much and I didn’t feel for the humour that much this season.
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage, a semi-retired actor who was the star of a popular 1990s crime drama, Brazzos
- Martin Short as Oliver Putnam, an ambitious but financially struggling Broadway director who spawns the idea of the podcast and becomes its director
- Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora, a young artist who is living alone in her aunt’s unit and who was friends with the first season’s murder victim, Tim Kono, through her childhood and teenage years
- Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard Morris (season 3), a cat-loving resident of the Arconia whose cat died the same night as Tim Kono
Special guest:
- Paul Rudd as Ben Glenroy (season 3), a Hollywood actor who is murdered on the opening night of his first Broadway play
- Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin (season 3), a struggling actress and Oliver’s love interest, who stars in his Broadway show
Recurring:
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams (season 3), a detective on the Kono murder case who initially closed the case but becomes interested again after her wife starts listening to the podcast
- Tina Fey as Cinda Canning (season 3), the host of the true crime podcast All Is Not OK in Oklahoma, a parody of Serial
- Jackie Hoffman as Uma Heller, an ornery Arconia resident
- Jayne Houdyshell as Bunny Folger (season 3), the iron-fisted board president of the Arconia whose murder is investigated in the second season
- James Caverly as Theo Dimas (season 3), Teddy’s son
- Ryan Broussard as Will Putnam (season 3), Oliver’s son
- Teddy Coluca as Lester (season 3), the Arconia’s doorman
- Jane Lynch as Sazz Pataki, Charles’ stunt double
- Andrea Martin as Joy Payne (season 3), Charles’ longtime makeup artist and love interest
- Jason Veasey as Jonathan Bridgecroft (season 3), Howard’s neighbor and love interest, and an actor in Oliver’s show
- Linda Emond as Donna DeMeo (season 3), a Broadway producer who funds Oliver’s return to Broadway
- Ashley Park as Kimber Min (season 3), a young actress and influencer who plays Ben’s love interest in Oliver’s show
- Jeremy Shamos as Dickie Glenroy (season 3), Ben’s adopted brother and manager
- Wesley Taylor as Clifford “Cliff” DeMeo (season 3), Donna’s clingy son who co-produces Oliver’s play
- Jesse Williams as Tobert (season 3), a camera operator hired by Ben to make a documentary about his Broadway debut
- Noma Dumezweni as Maxine (season 3), a theater critic
Guest:
- Adrian Martinez as Gregg Rivera (season 3), an obsessed fan of Ben’s
- Peter Bartlett as Jerry Blau, a washed-up director (season 3)
- Matthew Broderick as a fictionalized version of himself (season 3), who is briefly cast in Oliver’s show as Charles’ replacement
- Mel Brooks as himself (season 3)
I recommend watching all the previous two seasons before seeing this one all on Disney+.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe