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Only Murders in the Building (2021)

2021 · Comedy,Crime,Drama · crime-detective-puzzle, contemporary-realistic

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Only Murders in the Building is a comedic whodunit set in a luxury Manhattan apartment building, following an unlikely trio — aging performer Charles (Steve Martin), flamboyant theater director Oliver (Martin Short), and sardonic young tenant Mabel (Selena Gomez) — who bond over true-crime podcasts and then start investigating a real murder in their building. Each season presents a new mystery with twists, cliffhangers, and celebrity guest stars. The show's signature pleasure is the chemistry among its three leads, its loving evocation of New York City, and its meta-awareness of the true-crime podcast genre. It's upbeat, witty, and bingeable — closer to a comedy with stakes than a genuine thriller — and consistently rewards viewers who go in skeptical.

From the reviewers

we are New Yorkers and this series nails New York in five minutes. The weird relationships with by-passers, the artsy types, the justified paranoia, it was all there and immediately hilarious.
Everyone has secrets, the series says, and digging deep is fascinating exercise.
Martin is low-key funny, Short, who I am generally lukewarm towards, is very funny as a flamboyant theater director, and Selena Gomez more than holds her own as a hilariously snarky temporary tenant.
Season 3 had Steve Martin playing his character as a complete idiot and after 2 great seasons, Selena Gomez turned lackluster - more glum and less snarkily witty. And when the mystery was solved, oh my God these were the most nonsensical motives you could come up with.
who could have predicted that Steve Martin and Selena Gomez would have such incredible chemistry? Add in the wonderful Nathan Lane and now Sting (!) and after just 3 episodes I am completely hooked.

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