In a post made on the official handle for Only Murders in the Building, it was revealed that Meryl Streep will be returning for the fifth season of the murder mystery series. Streep’s character, Loretta Durkin, married Martin Short’s character, Oliver Putnam, at the end of season four.
In the video announcement, Selena Gomez asks Streep, “So you’re coming back for Season 5?” Streep replies: “Well, I think that depends on…,” at which point Gomez interrupts her to say, “No, no, no, that wasn’t a question.” The video can be seen here:
There en questions about whether Streep’s character would be appearing in this season of the show. At the end of the previous season, her character was headed to New Zealand.
Streep returns to Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. Tea Leoni will also be returning this season as Sofia Caccimelio after appearing at the end the last season. There is quite the roster of new cast members joining the show as well. This includes Logan Lerman, Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Keegan-Michael Key and Beanie Feldstein. Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard, Jackie Hoffman as Uma and Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams will also be returning to roles they have been in since the first season.
At this point, the premiere date for the fifth season of Only Murders in the Building has not been announced. Daps Magic will report on this, and any other updates about the series, as they become available.
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