Renée Zellweger is the newest star-studded addition to season 5 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.
Variety confirmed on Wednesday, March 26, that Zellweger, 55, is joining Christoph Waltz and Keegan-Michael Key as guest stars on the next season of the hit murder mystery series. No character or plot details have been released.
Only Murders in the Building, which debuted in 2021, is known for its tendency to have celebrity cameos over the years. Season 4 introduced the residents of the other side of the Arconia, a.k.a. the Westies, who were played by guest stars including Richard Kind and Kumail Nanjiani.
After the season aired, Nanjiani, 46, praised the main cast for creating a friendly environment for newcomers.
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“It is truly a no-hazing set. It is absolutely and completely supportive, generous and kind,” Nanjiani exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024. “It’s just a very, very joyful set.”
Nanjiani credited the executive producers — and stars Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin — for the positivity. “What we get to do should be joyful. It’s hard work, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be joy with it,” he added. “And [they] really understand that. [Steve and Martin] have been doing it so long, I’m sure they’ve been on all kinds of sets and they’ve decided if they are on a set, everyone is going to feel safe and joyful. And that’s what they do.”
When we last left off with Mabel (Gomez), Oliver (Short) and Charles (Martin), the trio solved Sazz’s (Jane Lynch) murder. There wasn’t much time for them to celebrate, however. Hours later, Oliver was exchanging vows with Loretta (Meryl Streep) while Mabel and Charles were approached by a woman (Téa Leoni) who came into the building asking the trio to help her find her missing husband. They said no, and by the next morning, Lester (Teddy Coluca) was the next victim at the Arconia.
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“It’s always one of those strange experiences with the finales of our seasons because we always have to start there first in many ways before we even begin episode 1. And we walk through all of the details and lay down everything that actually, in truth, happened,” creator John Hoffman told Decider in October 2024. “And then we back our way, twisting our way to the front of the season in many ways with that mystery story. So a lot of it is just a burst of truth at the end in funny ways and then crafting around that, you know, ways in which we haven’t done before, hopefully.”
Hoffman also weighed in on the chances of another star-studded season, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “First of all, I’m still a SAG member, and so I want all of the best actors to be working for us, whether they’re brand-name faces or not. If I find a part that feels really right and fun for someone incredible that we get the chance to work with, who wants to do the show, then that’s a gift. So more will come.”
He added: “But I think this season, particularly season 4 was all, again, built around TV and Hollywood, so it was its own cavalcade of stars. That’s where I went this season, but it might not look exactly the same next season. But still, I hope we can land some beauties.”
Only Murders in the Building is currently streaming on Hulu.
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