A flamboyant, eccentric Broadway director facing financial ruin and an endless supply of theatrical anecdotes.
Thus, their own podcast, Only Murders in the Building , was born. Episode by episode, the unlikely trio—Charles the neurotic, Oliver the bombastic, and Mabel the guarded—began interviewing the building’s living gallery of suspects. There was Howard, the jumpy cat lover whose feline, Evelyn, died the same night as Tim. There was Sting, playing an exaggerated version of himself, who had a bitter feud with the victim. There was Teddy Dimas (Nathan Lane), the gruff deli king, and his silent son Theo (James Caverly), who communicated in American Sign Language. And then, the pattern emerged: Tim Kono had been hunting a massive jewelry theft ring tied to a black-market grave-robbing operation, all connected to a six-figure emerald ring. Only Murders in the Building - Season 1
: A semi-retired, misanthropic actor famous for playing the 90s detective "Brazzos". There was Howard, the jumpy cat lover whose
Season 1 was a critical and commercial darling, currently holding a high rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Several key factors contributed to its success: And then, the pattern emerged: Tim Kono had
Critically, Only Murders in the Building - Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger. After solving Tim Kono’s murder, the trio returns to the Arconia to celebrate, only to find the building’s board president, Bunny Folger, murdered in Mabel’s apartment with a knitting needle—a direct lead-in to Season 2.
: An eccentric, struggling Broadway director living beyond his means and desperate for a hit. Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez)
They solved it. Tim Kono’s name was cleared. The podcast was a smash hit. The three, once isolated souls, now shared a bond stronger than family. They toasted with a bottle of Gut Milk—a repulsive, cheap wine that had become their inside joke. But as the credits rolled, a final, chilling image cut to Mabel’s own apartment. Hidden in the wall, behind her tapestry, lay a body: her Aunt’s friend, the building’s long-missing resident, wrapped in plastic. The case was closed, but one question remained—one that only the trio could answer next season: Who, in the Arconia, did Mabel think she was protecting? The building, it seemed, had more secrets than walls.