Only Murders in the Building returns to Hulu for 3-episode S5 start

Only Murders in the Building returned to Hulu this week with the first three episodes of its fifth season, reuniting stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as residents of the Arconia who race to solve a new murder. The three-episode premiere landed at 12 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 9, with subsequent episodes arriving weekly on Tuesdays at midnight through Oct. 28, the streamer said.

Season five centers on the fallout from the death of Lester, the Arconia doorman, which concluded season four and has left the trio determined to find who killed him and why. The premiere batch includes episodes titled Nail in the Coffin, After You and Rigor. Episode four, Dirty Birds, is set to debut Sept. 16. Hulu describes the series as following three strangers obsessed with true crime who find themselves wrapped up in a real investigation.

Cocreator John Hoffman said in October that the season explores a version of New York City that feels "particularly ripped from the headlines in certain ways we have not done before," a tonal shift the show appears to be leaning into as the characters contend with grief, secrets and shifting alliances. Promotional materials and early episodes introduce...