New Only Murders In The Building stars will 'define' season five
The trio of actors are joining the cast of the beloved Disney+ murder mystery comedy alongside returning stars like series leads Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez, and a Disney executive has promised great things.
Craig Erwich - Disney Television Group President in charge of ABC and Hulu Originals - told Deadline: "The show has reinvented itself every year with new characters and new mysteries. 'This year, it takes on a whole different side of New York City that I think people are going to really enjoy with some returning cast members, but we have some new stars too.
"Among them, Logan Lerman, Renée Zellweger and [Christoph] Waltz, who kind of become the troika that I think will define this season. It's really, really funny.'
On Tuesday (15.07.25), Only Murders connued its success with seven more Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including a fourth Oustanding Comedy Series nod in a row.
Craig added: 'It's incredible that Only Murders has been nominated every single year since it entered the race.
"Maybe we become used to it in some ways, but it should be considered a new achievement every year.'
Meryl Streep will be among those returning for the fifth season, after joining in season three as struggling actress Loretta Durkin.
Co-creator John Hoffman has previously spoken of his delight at watching Meryl and co-star Martin film together.
He told Decider: 'You know, it is one of the most unexpected turns but I remember thinking, like, 'God.'
"As I got to know Meryl, as I've known Marty and as I watched the two of them work together in season three, I just — it was unbelievable.
"They just delighted in each other on screen, off screen in every way.'
Meryl even thanked John for giving her the opportunity to have a love interest in her 70s.
He said: 'I remember one night we were shooting on the ferry in episode five of season three. We shot until about 2 in the morning on the most gorgeous night in Manhattan.
'I got off to gangplank there and Meryl was waiting and she had tears in her eyes and she said, 'I just had to wait here for you to get off the boat to say thank you.'
"And I was like, 'What?' and she said, 'I just got to play a scene I really thought that the likes of which I wouldn't have a chance to do. "'To play romantic scenes at this age with this band in this way, it's just the greatest thing ever.' '
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