Only Murders in the Building is moving from New York to London for its sixth season. Several British stars have joined the cast for this special season as Jennifer Saunders, Sharon Horgan, Sean Teale, Amar Chadha-Patel, Rhea Norwood and Matthew Beard have been named as guest stars.
The Hulu series, which streams on JioHotstar in India, has already confirmed four actors for its sixth season as original podcasters and crime solvers Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are returning alongside actor Michael Cyril Creighton. The sixth season is now filming in the UK.
Only Murders In The Building Season 6 names its starry guest star
On social media, the official account for the crime comedy revealed its new guest stars. Last week, star Steve Martin already let it slip that Absolutely Fabulous actress Jennifer Saunders would be a part of the cast after he posted a photo of her on Instagram. The actor has also shared pics with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who has not been confirmed as yet for Season 6.
Other guest stars joining Saunders this season are The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Simone Ashley, Bad Sisters actress and creator Sharon Hogan, Doctor Odyssey’s Sean Teale, Willow actor Amar Chadha-Patel, Heartstopper’s Rhea Norwood, and The Imitation Game actor Matthew Beard. They will all be recurring guest stars in the new season, which is filming abroad for the first time. In Season 4, the gang headed out to Hollywood. Earlier this month, paparazzi already spotted Simone and Sean on the sets of the series.
Veteran actor Derek Jacobi was also seen filming scenes with Martin Short and but has been mysteriously left off the guest list. Simone’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 co-star Meryl Streep has been a recurring cast member since Season 3; her character Loretta is now Oliver’s wife (Short). The actress could also be reprising her role in a limited capacity.
More about Only Murders in the Building Season 6
Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, the new instalment moves to London after the trio goes to solve true-crime podcaster Cinda Canning’s (Tina Fey) murder. Cinda’s latest podcast was following the story of a red-haired woman accused of killing a royal family member in London. The late podcaster believed her to be innocent and sent her to the US for hiding. However, Cinda stumbles into the Arconia in a red hair wig, fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant.