First Look Photo and Some New Info From Season 2 of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
A new photo and a bit of info has been released from the anticipated second season of the charming Hulu hit mystery series Only Murders in the Building. The first season followed Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez), three residents of the same building in New York who get together to solve a murder and chronicle their journey in real time on a podcast.
After solving the murder, they think it’s time to celebrate when the Arconia board president Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell) is found dead, bloodied while wearing an Only Murders merch sweatshirt in Mabel’s apartment.
As for the difficulty faced in writing a second season that lives up to the hype, the show’s writers related that task to the characters in the series having to take on a second season of their podcast, which gathered some hype and a fanbase.
Showrunner and co-creator John Hoffman told Vanity Fair in his first interview about the new season:
“It was a bit of a trick. I found great comfort in the writers room that anything that would come up about our season-two challenges could find its way into the narrative.”
When addressing the season 2 murder premise, Hoffman added:
“Do you try and exonerate yourself, or do you take advantage of this weird New York–famous moment that happens, where you’re on the front pages? It was a great edge to write on, the back-and-forth of conflict that allows for, ‘Be careful what you wish for.’”
It looks like the gang is getting in a little over their heads this season, but it’s definitely going to be a lot of fun to watch unfold. The Season 1 cast is being joined in Season 2 by Shirley MacLaine, Amy Schumer, Cara Delevingne, and Michael Rapaport. Check out the photos above and below, and watch Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building on Hulu on June 28th.
