Hulu renews Only Murders in the Building for season 2

It looks like there may be a few more murders in the building, after all. Streaming network Hulu has renewed its charming murder mystery slash true crime podcast sendup Only Murders in the Building for a second season.

The series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez as three true-crime obsessed residents of New York City co-op The Arconia who join forces to solve a suspicious death in their building – and create a podcast to document their adventures.

“There has been something about this project that felt almost fated from the start; from Dan’s first lunch with Steve in which Steve happened to mention he had an idea for a series, to John jumping aboard to co-create it, to Steve’s agreeing to star but only if Marty joined him, to the inspired addition of Selena,” said 20th Television president Karey Burke.

“The comedy this team delivered has been the obsession of every executive at this studio, and our friends at Hulu have treated it like the crown jewel that it is. And now, thanks to the incredible audience response, we are so happy to say there will be more murders in the building — which is great news for everyone, except perhaps the residents of the Arconia.”

The renewal news comes as the series released the seventh of ten Season 1 episodes. And, according to a press release provided by Hulu, Only Murders in the Building  certainly appears to be a success: It debuted as the most-watched Hulu Original comedy ever on its  premiere day and has maintained a 100% Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score since its launch.

“Everyone in our amazing ‘Building’ worked with such love and expertise through extraordinary times — and with incredible support from Disney, Hulu and 20th TV — to create a first season that might live up to our legendary cast, our beloved New York City, and to make a show about connection,” series co-creator and executive producer John Hoffman said in a statement.

“To feel we’ve connected with our audience and hit the mark enough already to have the chance to continue — and to carry on our show’s wild ride of mystery-comedy-empathy — is too exciting for words. So I’ll shut up now — and just say a huge thanks to all and I can’t wait for more!”

The case at the center of Season 1 has only gotten more complicated as the story has unfolded, and though it’s hard to imagine the circumstances in which even more people start dropping dead in the Arconia (there has already been more than one murder in the building so far, just FYI), I suspect most of us won’t be too bothered by it.

Plus, how many true crime podcasts can you think of whose premise experienced some mission creep over the course of their runs – or pivoted to a completely different topic entirely after their supposed premise was solved/exhausted? The number is not small.

What I’m saying here is that I will watch Selena Gomez snark at Steve Martin for as long as these folks will let me.

New episodes of Only Murders in the Building premiere weekly on Hulu on Tuesdays.

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