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Meryl Streep to Return for ‘Only Murders in the Building' Season 5
Meryl Streep is set to return for Season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building,' reprising her role as Loretta Durkin. The news was revealed in an X post from the Hulu comedy series' official account with the caption: 'Gird your loins, Meryl is returning for Season 5! That's all.' The post included a video in which star Selena Gomez asks Streep: 'So you're coming back for Season 5?' Streep replies: 'Well, I think that depends on…,' before being interrupted by Gomez who says 'No, no, no, that wasn't a question.' Gird your loins, Meryl is returning for Season 5! That's all. #OMITB — Only Murders in the Building (@OnlyMurdersHulu) May 29, 2025 The Season 4 finale saw Loretta and Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) tie the knot after the trio successfully took down Sazz Pataki's (Jane Lynch) killer. But a new TV role had Durkin headed to New Zealand at the end of the season, prompting a question as to whether Streep would return for Season 5's mystery. 'I find it very hard to imagine Loretta not being a part of this television show now, and I've told Meryl this and I think she feels similarly. It's all in giving something worth enough,' showrunner John Hoffman previously told TheWrap back in October when asked about Streep's potential return. 'I wondered if a lot of people were worried that we were going to do something terrible to Loretta at the end of this season, but I couldn't imagine doing that. Truthfully, I have nothing but huge wishes that we get to do more with her without question. It's all about getting the right story for her and getting her something worthy.' In addition to Gomez, Short, Streep and Steve Martin, Season 5 will feature a new lineup of celebrity guest stars including Tea Leoni, who returns as Sofia Caccimelio following an appearance at the end of Season 4, as well as newcomers Logan Lerman, Renee Zellweger, Christophe Waltz, Keegan Michael Key and Beanie Feldstein. Other recurring cast members since Season 1 include Michael Cyril Creighton as Howard, Jackie Hoffman as Uma and Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Donna Williams. A premiere date for the Hulu comedy series' fifth season, which will see the trio track down the killer of Arconia doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca), has not yet been announced. 'Only Murders in the Building,' which comes from 20th Television, is created by Martin and Hoffman. Martin, Gomez, Short, Hoffman, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal serve as executive producers. The first four seasons of 'Only Murders in the Building' are available to stream now on Hulu. The post Meryl Streep to Return for 'Only Murders in the Building' Season 5 appeared first on TheWrap.
New York Post
08-05-2025
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- New York Post
Meryl Streep and Martin Short passionately make out on ‘Only Murders in the Building' set
It's getting spicy in this building. Real-life couple Meryl Streep and Martin Short were photographed kissing while filming Season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building' in New York City on Wednesday. Page Six previously reported that Streep and Short, both 75, have been dating for 'well over a year now.' Advertisement In one scene, Streep as Loretta Durkin placed her hands on Short's (Oliver Putnam) face as they had a close conversation. 9 Meryl Streep and Martin Short filming 'Only Murders In The Building.' Jose Perez / 9 Meryl Streep and Martin Short while on set of 'Only Murders In The Building.' Jose Perez / Advertisement In another picture, the on-screen newlyweds passionately kissed while other photos captured Short and Streep talking excitedly, running and laughing. Although the circumstances of the scene are under wraps, executive producer Dan Fogelman previously shared what audiences can expect next. The hit Hulu series also stars Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. The producer, 49, told The Wrap in January that Season 5 will have 'another big fun mystery the writers have been cooking up.' 9 Season 5 of 'Only Murders In The Building.' Jose Perez / Advertisement 9 Martin Short and Meryl Streep are seen on the set of 'Only Murders in the Building' on May 07, 2025 in New York City. GC Images 'The ability for the writers to take those three guys who are so comfortable in the skin of those roles now, and where the comedy sits in the show, where the dramedy sits in the show,' Fogelman explained. 'It's just so always so fun to start a new story with them and explore new aspects of their friendship and new aspects of their lives.' Season 5 will also star Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Jermaine Fowler, Christoph Waltz, Keegan-Michael Key and Beanie Feldstein. In March, the comedy filmed near a house used in the iconic 1972 Francis Ford Coppola movie, 'The Godfather.' Advertisement 9 Martin Short and Meryl Streep share a laugh. GC Images Martin took to Instagram to share a picture with followers, writing, 'Just got off the Staten Island Ferry, along with the sensational marine crew, Selena and Marty. A spectacular drone shot for OMITB!' The Corleone home from the crime movie is located in the affluent Todt Hill neighborhood of Staten Island. Short and Streep, meanwhile, have been making headlines since the 'Mamma Mia!' star joined 'OMITB' in Season 3. 9 The on-screen couple shoot a scene for 'OMITB.' GC Images Short and Streep sparked romance speculation after getting cozy at the 2024 Golden Globes in January 2024. The 'Father of the Bride' alum's rep quickly shut down the speculation. At the time, Short's rep told E! News, 'They are just very good friends. Nothing more.' Then the comedian insisted that he and Streep were merely 'friends' during an August interview with The Hollywood Reporter. It was later confirmed that they are, in fact, an item. Advertisement 9 'Only Murders In The Building.' Jose Perez / Short was previously married to actress Nancy Dolman — with whom he had three kids: Katherine, 40, Oliver, 37, and Henry, 34 — from 1980 until her death from cancer in 2010. Sources told Page Six in 2023 that Streep and Don Gummer — whom she married in 1978 and had four children with: Henry Wolfe, 44, Mamie Gummer, 40, Grace Gummer, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 32 — had been quietly 'separated for more than six years.' A year later, in October 2024, the show's co-creator John Hoffman opened up about the stars' working relationship ahead of their Season 4 finale. Advertisement 9 Meryl Streep and Martin Short with FIJI Water at The AFI Awards Luncheon 2023 at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for FIJI Water 'You know, it is one of the most unexpected turns but I remember thinking like, 'God,' ' the writer told Decider at the time. 'As I got to know Meryl, as I've known Marty and as I watched the two of them work together in Season 3, I just — it was unbelievable. We were laughing our heads off and they just delighted in each other onscreen, off screen in every way.' Hoffman also detailed that Streep had a breakthrough moment while playing Loretta. 'I remember one night we were shooting on the ferry in Episode 5 of Season 3. We shot until about two in the morning on the most gorgeous night in Manhattan,' he explained. '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.'' Advertisement 9 Meryl Streep and Martin Short attend the Season 4 premiere of Hulu's 'Only Murders In The Building.' Getty Images Hoffman felt like 'the luckiest guy in the world to have her anywhere near a set that I was near.' 'So that felt like one of the most gratifying things,' added the creator. 'And I kept on thinking like, 'I hope the world falls in love with this couple the way we all are.' And that is so due to the magic that they create together.'
