Only Murders in the Building Season 5 debuts Sept. 9 on Hulu

Only Murders in the Building returns on Tuesday, Sept. 9, with the trio of amateur sleuths played by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez reopening a case that ended season four on a shocking note: the beloved Arconia doorman Lester Teddy Coluca found dead in the building's fountain. Hulu will release the first three episodes of season five simultaneously, with new installments then airing weekly on Tuesdays through an as yet untitled finale on Oct. 28. The season will be available on Hulu in the United States and on Disney Plus in the United Kingdom.

An official season synopsis says Charles, Oliver and Mabel refuse to accept that Lester's death was an accident and uncover a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires and old school mobsters. A trailer indicates that police initially rule the death accidental, but the podcasting trio believes otherwise and pursues leads that take them well beyond the Arconia into the city's underbelly. The first three episode titles are Nail in the Coffin, After You and Rigor.

Season five comprises 10 episodes in total. Streaming listings show the first three episodes dropping at midnight on Sept. 9; published schedules vary...